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80% Critic Match
The Great Moment
“A Tingling Story of Gypsy Blood That Would Not Mix With Blue.”
8.0 / 10• 1921• 1h 10m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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 & Crew
Gloria Swanson
Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham
Lead
Alec B. Francis
Sir Edward Pelham
Milton Sills
Bayard Delaval
Frank Butler
Eustace
RB
Raymond Blathwayt
Lord Crombie
Helen Dunbar
Lady Crombie
Julia Faye
Sadi Bronson
Clarence Geldart
Bronson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Wood's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Great Moment is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
