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The Mothering Heart

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5.8/10 • 33

1913-06-21 • 0h 23m

Drama

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.

Directors
D.W. Griffith
Editors
James Smith

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Lillian Gish

    Lillian Gish

    The Wife

  2. Walter Miller

    Walter Miller

    The Husband

  3. Viola Barry

    Viola Barry

    The Other Woman

  4. Kate Bruce

    Kate Bruce

    The Wife's Mother

  5. Adolph Lestina

    Adolph Lestina

    The Doctor

  6. Jennie Lee

    Jennie Lee

    The Wash Customer

  7. Charles Murray

    Charles Murray

    Male Apache Dancer

  8. Gertrude Bambrick

    Gertrude Bambrick

    Female Apache Dancer

  9. William Elmer

    William Elmer

    The Doorman

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
husband wife relationshipmarried coupleparenthoodsilent filmnewlywedother womanunfaithful husband