Her Greatest Love

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Her Greatest Love
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Film poster
Directed by J. Gordon Edwards
Written byAdrian Johnson (scenario)
Based onMoths
by Ouida
Produced by William Fox
Starring Theda Bara
Walter Law
Cinematography Phil Rosen
Distributed by Fox Film Corporation
Release date
  • April 2, 1917 (1917-04-02)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Her Greatest Love is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards, starring Theda Bara, and based on the 1880 novel Moths by Ouida. This film is now considered to be lost. [1]

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  1. "Silent Era: Her Greatest Love". silentera. Retrieved June 30, 2008.