The Greatest Thing in Life
1918, English. Directed by D.W. Griffith.
Leo Peret has a small quiet tobacco shop in Greenwich Village. Edward Livingston, a wealthy young clubman and man-about-town, occupies frequently ostensibly to buy cigarettes but in reality to talk to the daughter Jeannette, and he's soon in love with the shop girl.
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- 1h 0m
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- English
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- Released
- 22 December 1918
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- D.W. Griffith, Stanner E.V. Taylor, Lillian Gish
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The Greatest Thing in Life runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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The Greatest Thing in Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 December 1918. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Greatest Thing in Life, try The History of Love, Private Peaceful, A Time to Love and a Time to Die.
Who directed The Greatest Thing in Life?
The Greatest Thing in Life (1918) was directed by D.W. Griffith and stars Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, David Butler.