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The Mothering Heart (1913)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
D.W. Griffith
  • Profile picture of Lillian Gish
    The Wife Lillian Gish
  • Profile picture of Walter Miller
    The Husband Walter Miller
  • Profile picture of Kate Bruce
    The Wife's Mother Kate Bruce
  • Profile picture of Adolph Lestina
    The Doctor Adolph Lestina
  • Profile picture of Jennie Lee
    The Wash Customer Jennie Lee
  • Profile picture of Charles Murray
    Male Apache Dancer Charles Murray
  • Profile picture of Gertrude Bambrick
    Female Apache Dancer Gertrude Bambrick
  • Profile picture of William Elmer
    The Doorman William Elmer

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