The Mothering Heart

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The Mothering Heart (1913)

Directed by D.W. Griffith

“HERALDED BIOGRAPH ATTRACTION...The Mothering Heart - Tenderly Depicted by LILLIAN GISH”

Drama · 23m

A young couple struggle to get ahead, the wife always assuaging the troubles of her melancholy husband. As he climbs the ladder of success, he abandons the homely values and begins an affair with a beautiful woman. His wife leaves him, returning to her mother's home where she bears a child. When the husband is abandoned by his lady friend, remorse drives him to find his wife.

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Cast

Lillian Gish The Wife Walter Miller The Husband
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Viola Barry The Other Woman Kate Bruce The Wife's Mother Adolph Lestina The Doctor Jennie Lee The Wash Customer Charles Murray Male Apache Dancer Gertrude Bambrick Female Apache Dancer William Elmer The Doorman

Crew

Director
D.W. Griffith
Director of Photography
Billy Bitzer
Editor
James Smith
Producer
D.W. Griffith

Details

Release date
1913-06-21
Runtime
23m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America