The Mothering Heart

The Mothering Heart

1913
23m
5.6

5.6/10

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

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
American Mutoscope & Biograph
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
No Language

Quick Facts

Release Date June 21, 1913
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0003170

Cast

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish

The Wife

Walter Miller
Walter Miller

The Husband

Viola Barry
Viola Barry

The Other Woman

Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce

The Wife's Mother

Adolph Lestina
Adolph Lestina

The Doctor

Jennie Lee
Jennie Lee

The Wash Customer

Charles Murray
Charles Murray

Male Apache Dancer

Gertrude Bambrick
Gertrude Bambrick

Female Apache Dancer

William Elmer
William Elmer

The Doorman

Key Crew

D.W. Griffith
Director
D.W. Griffith
Producer