The Mothering Heart
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast: Lillian Gish [the young wife], Walter Miller [the young husband], Viola Barry [the idle woman], Charles H. West [the new light], Kate Bruce [the young wife’s mother], Adolphe Lestina [the doctor], Josephine Crowell [the grumpy woman getting her ironing], William Elmer [the club doorman], Christy Cabanne [a man outside the club], Harry Hyde [a man outside the club], J. Jiquel Lanoe [a man outside the club], Charles Murray [the male dancer in a leopard skin, later the male apache dancer], Gertrude Bambrick [the female apache dancer], William J. Butler [a club patron], Edward Dillon [a club patron], John T. Dillon [a club patron], Dell Henderson [a club patron], [?] Donald Crisp?, [?] Jennie Lee?, [?] Joseph McDermott?, [?] Mae Marsh?
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / Released 21 June 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Dogs (Puppies) - Children: Babies - Clothing: Gloves (Women’s) - Clubs - Dancing - Death - Flirting - Infidelity - Jealousy - Medical: Doctors - Separations - Transportation: Automobiles
Listing updated: 5 March 2024.
References: Film viewing : Barry-Griffith p. 43; Drew-Speaking p. 243; Everson-American p. 51; Eyman-Pickford p. 60; Spehr-American p. 3; Weaver-Twenty p. 145 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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