The Mothering Heart (1913)

  • NR
  • 06/21/1913 (US)
  • Drama
  • 23m

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.

D.W. Griffith

Director

Hazel Hubbard

Story

Cast

Lillian Gish's headshot

Lillian Gish

The Wife
Walter Miller's headshot

Walter Miller

The Husband
Viola Barry's headshot

Viola Barry

The Other Woman
Kate Bruce's headshot

Kate Bruce

The Wife's Mother
Adolph Lestina's headshot

Adolph Lestina

The Doctor
Jennie Lee's headshot

Jennie Lee

The Wash Customer
Charles Murray's headshot

Charles Murray

Male Apache Dancer
Gertrude Bambrick's headshot

Gertrude Bambrick

Female Apache Dancer

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