The Great Problem

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The Great Problem
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Directed by Rex Ingram
Written byRex Ingram
Produced byRex Ingram
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Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • April 17, 1916 (1916-04-17)
CountryUnited States
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The Great Problem is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Violet Mersereau, Dan Hanlon and Lionel Adams. [1] It marked Ingram's directorial debut of a feature film, having previously made a short. It was shot at Fort Lee in New Jersey. A complete copy of the film is held by the Museum of Modern Art. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Gmür p.261
  2. "The Great Problem". American Silent Feature Film Database. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. Great Problem, The, International Federation of Film Archives, Brussels.

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