TMDb Rating
5.6/10
34 verified votes
The Mothering Heart (1913)
Drama
23 min
"HERALDED BIOGRAPH ATTRACTION...The Mothering Heart - Tenderly Depicted by LILLIAN GISH"
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
DramaD.W. GriffithLillian GishWalter Miller1913
Director
D.W. Griffith
Top Cast
Lillian GishWalter MillerViola BarryKate BruceAdolph Lestina
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