''Greater Than Fame'' is a 1920 American silent

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produced and distributed by Selznick Pictures. It was directed by Alan Crosland and stars

Elaine Hammerstein Elaine Hammerstein (June 16, 1894 – August 13, 1948) was an American silent film and stage actress. Early life Elaine Hammerstein was born on June 16, 1894 in Manhattan, the daughter of Jean Allison Hammerstein and opera producer Arthur Ham ...

. It is not known whether the film currently survives.

Plot

As described in a

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, Margaret Brooke (Hammerstein), a young small town woman, is given an allowance of twenty dollars a week to go to the city to have her voice trained. She falls in with an elderly musician, who cares for her, and a young composer, with whom she falls in love. The Warings, wealthy and sophisticated, take an interest in Margaret, Mrs. Waring (Gordon) inviting her into their home so that she may see a gathering of successful artists and learn their shortcomings, while Philip Waring (Tooker), unprincipled, seeking to bring about her downfall. Margaret accepts, innocently, the apartment Mr. Waring secures for her. Her sweetheart sees Mr. Waring come to her apartment and misunderstands. She then goes to the home of the master of the Cosmopolitan Opera House, and he also makes undesirable advances. Returning to the home of the man she loves, she vindicates herself and the two begin their fight for fame together.

Cast

Production

Director Alan Crosland hired internationally recognized dancer Mlle. Desiree Lubovska to appear in an upscale party sequence. Lubovska appears as a specialty dancer."Movie Program of the Week." ''

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'', February 8, 1920, p. 4; Web July 20, 2015 The

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of the film was ''Love or Fame?''

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at tcm.com 1920 films American silent feature films 1920 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Alan Crosland Films about opera Films set in New York City American black-and-white films Selznick Pictures films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-US-film-stub