A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Greatest Power
Also known as [Her Greatest Power]
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Edwin Carewe

Cast: Ethel Barrymore [Miriam Monroe], William B. Davidson [John Conrad], Harry S. Northrup [Albert Bernard], Frank Currier [Randolph Monroe], William Black [Bradford Duncan], Cecil Owen [Eric Johansen], Fred C. Truesdell [Professor Poole], Redfield Clark [Major General Foster], Rudolph de Cordova [Williams], W.M. Armstrong [Captain Herbert]

Rolfe Photoplays, Incorporated, production; distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation [A Metro Wonderplay]. / Scenario by Albert Shelby Le Vino; from a screen story by Louis R. Wolheim. Technical direction by Edward J. Shulter. Cinematography by Arthur Martinelli. Presented by B.A. Rolfe. / © 21 June 1917 by Metro Pictures Corporation [LP10973]. Released 18 June 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 4 July 2012.

References: Website-AFI.