The Greater Glory

The Greater Glory
The Greater Glory
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Directed by	Curt Rehfeld
Written by	June Mathis (scenario)
Based on	The Viennese Medley; by Edith O'Shaughnessy
Produced by	First National Pictures
Starring	Conway Tearle; Anna Q. Nilsson
Cinematography	John W. Boyle; Arthur Martinelli
Edited by	George McGuire
Distributed by	Associated First National
Release date	May 2, 1926;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Greater Glory is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Curt Rehfeld. The film starred Conway Tearle and Boris Karloff.^[1] The Greater Glory is sometimes listed as The Viennese Medley, the title of Edith O'Shaughnessy's novel of which the film is based.

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[2] Fanny von Berg's engagement to Count Maxim von Hurtig is suddenly broken off and she is denounced by her family for a suspected indiscretion. When they are reduced to starvation by the war, the family members accept her earnings without acknowledging the source. As the hostess of a Viennese night club, Fanny becomes the mistress of a rich war profiteer. The Count, loving her still, prevents her from making further sacrifices for her or his people, and they find ultimate happiness in the prospect of a new life together.

Cast

Conway Tearle as Count Maxim von Hurtig
Anna Q. Nilsson as Fanny
May Allison as Corinne
Ian Keith as Pauli Birbach
Lucy Beaumont as Tante Ilde
Jean Hersholt as Gustav Schmidt
Nigel De Brulier as Dr. Hermann von Berg
Bridgetta Clark as Mitzi, his wife
John St. Polis as Professor Leopold Eberhardt (credited as John Sainpolis)
Marcia Manon as Kaethe, his wife
Edward Earle as Otto Steiner
Virginia Southern as Liesel, his wife
Isabelle Keith as Anna, Pauli's wife
Kathleen Chambers as Irma von Berg, the stepmother
Hale Hamilton as Leon Krum
Cora Macey as Marie
Carrie Daumery as Countess von Hurtig
Thur Fairfax as Theodore von Hurtig
Boris Karloff as Scissors Grinder
George A. Billings as Cross Bearer (as George Billings)
Bess Flowers as Helga
Marcelle Corday as Maid
Virginia Davis as Resi
Florence Lawrence
Mary Jane Milliken as Elsie Eberhardt - Little girl
Billy Seay as Gusel Von Berg
Louise Emmons (uncredited)

Preservation

With no complete prints of The Greater Glory located in any film archives, it is a lost film. A fragment survives at The George Eastman House.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Greater Glory". silentera.com. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
^ Simmons, Michael L. (May 1, 1926). "Box Office Review: The Greater Glory". Exhibitors Daily Review. 19 (34). New York City: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 16. Retrieved October 20, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Greater Glory at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures 1926
^ The Greater Glory at American Silent Feature Film Survival Database