The Greatest Wish in the World (1918)

Film details

Featuring

Bransby Williams Mary Odette Edward Combermere
Director

Maurice Elvey
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1918
Genre

Romance
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

A waif is adopted by a priest but become pregnant, has the baby then becomes a nun. [Sourced from The British Film Catalogue: Volume 1: Denis Gifford: 3rd Edition]

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Father O'Leary
    
    Bransby Williams
  - Peggy
    
    Goimbault, Odette
  - Stephen Gale
    
    Edward Combermere
  - Mrs Parfitt
    
    Ada King
  - Pinches
    
    Douglas Munro
  - Mrs Gooseberry
    
    Gwynne Herbert
  - mother superior
    
    Jean Alwyn
  - cast member
    
    Teddy Arundell
  - cast member
    
    Will Corrie
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Maurice Elvey
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    International Exclusives
  Writing:
  - Scenario
    
    Bannister Merwin
  - Based on the novel by
    
    E. Temple Thurston

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