The Mothering Heart

D.W. Griffith
1913-06-21

HERALDED BIOGRAPH ATTRACTION...The Mothering Heart - Tenderly Depicted by LILLIAN GISH
5.8
23 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Lillian Gish The Wife Unowned
Walter Miller The Husband Unowned
Viola Barry The Other Woman Unowned
Kate Bruce The Wife's Mother Unowned
Adolph Lestina The Doctor Unowned
Jennie Lee The Wash Customer Unowned
Charles Murray Male Apache Dancer Unowned
Gertrude Bambrick Female Apache Dancer Unowned
William Elmer The Doorman Unowned