The Greater Claim

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The Greater Claim
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Directed by Wesley Ruggles
Starring Alice Lake
Jack Dougherty
Cinematography Arthur Reeves
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release date
  • January 21, 1921 (1921-01-21)(U.S.)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Greater Claim is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Alice Lake and Jack Dougherty. It was produced and distributed by the Metro Pictures Company. [1]

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An incomplete print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection, Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation. [2] [3]

Plot

Cast

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References

  1. "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 72 c.1978 American Film Institute
  3. "Greater Claim". Memory.loc.gov. November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.