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The Mothering Heart

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1913-06-21

Runtime: 23 mins

Director: D.W. Griffith

Spoken language: No Language

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Mothering Heart

Production Companies: American Mutoscope & Biograph

Production Countries: United States of America

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