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The Greatest Wish in the World is a film directed by Maurice Elvey with Mary Odette

The Greatest Wish in the World (1918)

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The Greatest Wish in the World is a 1918 British silent romance film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Bransby Williams, Mary Odette and Edward Combermere. It was adapted from a novel by E. Temple Thurston.

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Mary Odette

(Peggy)
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