Plot: A English girl from a noble family falls in love with an American
engineer much to the dismay of her father.
This was Gloria's first starring role with her name above the title. The
story was written by British writer Elinor Glyn who had just written a racy
play called Three Weeks. Glyn, who thrived on controversy, made sure
that The Great Moment would have its share. One scene called for
Gloria to be bitten on the breast by a rattlesnake. Her engineer boyfriend
was supposed to suck the poison out. In the end, the snake bite was moved
to Gloria's shoulder but the stories that leaked from the fan magazines
ensued that the public would come to see the film in droves. The costumes
were as extravagant as ever with one of Gloria's dresses sporting a four
foot train made of pearls and ermine tails.
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With Morton Sills