
The Mothering Heart
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.
Release Date: 1913-06-21
Drama
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Casts

Lillian Gish
as The Wife

Walter Miller
as The Husband

Kate Bruce
as The Wife's Mother

Adolph Lestina
as The Doctor

Jennie Lee
as The Wash Customer

Charles Murray
as Male Apache Dancer

Gertrude Bambrick
as Female Apache Dancer

William Elmer
as The Doorman