Movielogr
The Mother and the Law (1919)
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Overview
After the relatively low box office takings of ‘Intolerance’, D. W. Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film’s interlocking stories as standalone features, with some new additional footage. The second of these was ‘The Mother and the Law’, which demonstrates how crime, moral puritanism, and conflicts between ruthless capitalists and striking workers help ruin the lives of marginal Americans.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Mae Marsh | Robert Harron | Miriam Cooper | Vera Lewis | Sam De Grasse | Clyde E. Hopkins