Her Greatest Performance
1916 · 92 min · ★ 7.0 · Crime
Retired actress poses as dresser to scare murderer into confessing and clearing her son.
Directed by Fred Paul · Written by Enid Lorimer
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Cast
- E Ellen Terry Julia Lovelace
- D Dennis Neilson-Terry Gerald Lovelace
- J Joan Morgan Barbara Lovelace
- J James Lindsay Jim Douglas
- G Gladys Mason Mary Scott
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Edith Craig The Dresser - J J. Nelson Ramsay
- B Barbara Hannay
- E E. Vivian Reynolds
- F Fred Rains
- H Harry Lofting
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Marjorie Hume Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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