The Great Moment

The Great Moment (1921) is a drama film directed by Sam Wood rated 8.0/10.

Sir Edward Pelham, married to a Romani Russian, fears that his daughter will follow in her mother's footsteps and arranges a marriage with her cousin, whom she does not love. During a trip to Nevada with her father, she meets engineer Bayard Delavel, who saves her life when she is bitten by a snake; when her father finds her with Bayard in his cabin, he forces them to marry. Believing that Nadine does not love him, Delavel leaves her and prepares to sue for divorce. A lost film.

Cast

Gloria Swanson

Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham

Alec B. Francis

Sir Edward Pelham

Milton Sills

Bayard Delaval

Frank Butler

Eustace

Raymond Blathwayt

Lord Crombie

Helen Dunbar

Lady Crombie

Julia Faye

Sadi Bronson

Clarence Geldart

Bronson

Ann Grigg

Blenkensop

Arthur Stuart Hull

Howard Hopper