The Great Question

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The Great Question
Directed by Thomas Ricketts
Written byThomas Ricketts
Starring Harold Lockwood
May Allison
Harry von Meter
Distributed by Mutual Film
Release date
  • September 18, 1915 (1915-09-18)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

The Great Question is a 1915 American silent short romantic drama film written and directed by Thomas Ricketts. The film stars Harold Lockwood, May Allison, Harry von Meter, William Stowell, Eugenie Forde, and Charles Bartlett.

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