Life's Greatest Problem

Life's Greatest Problem is a 1918 American silent war drama film directed and produced by J. Stuart Blackton.^[1][2]

Life's Greatest Problem
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Directed by	J. Stuart Blackton
Written by	Anthony Paul Kelly (story, scenario)
Produced by	J. Stuart Blackton
Starring	Mitchell Lewis Rubye De Remer
Cinematography	Otto Brautigan (some sources credit George Brauitgan)
Production company	J. Stuart Blackton Feature Pictures
Distributed by	Independent Sales Corporation
Release date	November 3, 1918 (1918-11-03)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The film exists today, preserved in the Library of Congress collection.^[3][4]

Cast

• Mitchell Lewis as Big Steve Reardon
• Rubye De Remer as Alice Webster
• Gus Alexander as Little Lefty
• Ida Darling as Mrs. Craig
• Helen Ferguson as Miriam Craig
• John P. Wade as John Craig
• Eugene Strong as Dick Craig
• John Goldsworthy as Frank Craig
• John W. Martin as Shipyard Superintendent
• Sidney D'Albrook as An Agitator
• Bernard Randall as Craig's Secretary
• Aubrey Beattie as Wilkins

Production

Filming began under the working title Safe for Democracy.