Movielogr
The Mothering Heart (1913)
Directed by D.W. Griffith
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.
Rated NR | Length 23 minutes
Actors
Lillian Gish | Walter Miller | Viola Barry | Kate Bruce | Adolph Lestina | Jennie Lee | Charles Murray | Gertrude Bambrick | William Elmer