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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.

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