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The Mother and the Law

6.5/10(10)
1919
99 min
No Trailer
DramaCrime

Overview

A re-edited version of the fourth episode of Intolerance (1916); two youth are made homeless by a strike, and struggle valiantly to survive their desolate situation, which worsens as reform-minded citizens remove the couple's child from their care and the young father is falsely accused and convicted of murder.

Production

D.W. Griffith Productions

Cast & Characters

Mae Marsh as The Little Dear One

Mae Marsh

The Little Dear One

Robert Harron as The Boy

Robert Harron

The Boy

Miriam Cooper as The Friendly One

Miriam Cooper

The Friendly One

Vera Lewis as Miss Mary Jenkins

Vera Lewis

Miss Mary Jenkins

Sam De Grasse as Arthur Jenkins

Sam De Grasse

Arthur Jenkins

Clyde E. Hopkins as Jenkins' Secretary

Clyde E. Hopkins

Jenkins' Secretary

Directors & Crew

D

D.W. Griffith

Screenplay

D

D.W. Griffith

Director

D

D.W. Griffith

Producer

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