The Great Problem

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]

The Great Problem
Directed by	Rex Ingram
Written by	Rex Ingram
Produced by	Rex Ingram
Starring	Violet Mersereau Dan Hanlon Lionel Adams
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 17, 1916 (1916-04-17)
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Cast

• Violet Mersereau as Peggy Carson
• Dan Hanlon as Bill Carson
• Lionel Adams as George Devereaux
• Kittens Reichert as Peggy As A Child
• William J. Dyer as "Skinny" McGee
• Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Devereaux
• Howard Crampton as Joseph