The Greatest Wish in the World explained

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.^[1] It was adapted from a novel by E. Temple Thurston.

Cast

Bransby Williams - Father O'Leary
Mary Odette - Peggy
Edward Combermere - Stephen Gale
Ada King - Mrs. Parfitt
Douglas Munro - Pinches
Gwynne Herbert - Mrs. Gooseberry
Jean Aylwin - Mother Superior
Teddy Arundell
Will Corrie

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20090527171412/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/223955 BFI.org