Mother

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Mother (1927)

Directed by James Leo Meehan

“A mother's heart as it has never before been revealed on the screen- the supreme achievement of the greatest of all interpreters!”

Drama · 1h 10m

When architect Lee Ellis is discharged from his position in a large firm and has difficulty in finding a new job his devoted wife Mary invests in a business for him with a small legacy she had received. Soon they become prosperous allowing son Jerry to get his longed-for car, and daughter Betty to attend private school. Jerry goes a little jazz mad and rebels against his mother's influence. He decides to elope with gold-digging flapper Edna Larkin. Mary, learning of the plan, chases and saves Jerry when his train is wrecked though he sustains a broken leg. Seeing he has been foolish he straightens out and the family is reunited.

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Cast

Crew

Director
James Leo Meehan
Screenplay
Dorothy Yost
Novel
Kathleen Norris

Details

Release date
1927-05-01
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation