The Mothering Heart (1913)

The Mothering Heart (1913)

HERALDED BIOGRAPH ATTRACTION...The Mothering Heart - Tenderly Depicted by LILLIAN GISH 1913-06-21 United States of America 23 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Lillian Gish is The Wife
The Wife
Walter Miller is The Husband
The Husband
Viola Barry is The Other Woman
The Other Woman
Kate Bruce is The Wife's Mother
The Wife's Mother
Adolph Lestina is The Doctor
The Doctor
Jennie Lee is The Wash Customer
The Wash Customer
Charles Murray is Male Apache Dancer
Male Apache Dancer
Gertrude Bambrick is Female Apache Dancer
Female Apache Dancer
William Elmer is The Doorman
The Doorman