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Greater Than Fame
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Alan Crosland

Cast: Elaine Hammerstein [Margaret Brooke], Walter McGrail [Jack Martin], W.H. Tooker [Philip Waring], Julia Swayne Gordon [Mrs. Waring], Albert Roccardi [Professor Guerdet], Cora Williams [Mrs. Guerdet], John Walker [Clarence], Arthur Donaldson [Saxer], Flora Kingsley [Aunt Prudence], Eugenie Woodward [Aunt Mercy], J. Furey [the organist]

Selznick Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Select Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Katharine Reed, from a screen story by S. Jay Kaufman. Assistant director, William J. Scully. Cinematography by Jules Cronjager. Second cameraman, Harold Sintzenich. Film editor, Cyril Gardner. / © 5 January 1920 by Selznick Pictures Corporation [LP14618]. Released January 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: Love or Fame.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 9 October 2014.

References: LoC-MoPic-2 p. 323 : Variety-19191226 p. 204 : Website-AFI.