Film·1919·1h 39m

The Mother and the Law

DramaCrime

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.

Directed by D.W. Griffith

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Cast

6 credited

Mae Marsh
Mae MarshThe Little Dear One
Robert Harron
Robert HarronThe Boy
Miriam Cooper
Miriam CooperThe Friendly One
Vera Lewis
Vera LewisMiss Mary Jenkins
Sam De Grasse
Sam De GrasseArthur Jenkins
Clyde E. Hopkins
Clyde E. HopkinsJenkins' Secretary

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