The Mothering Heart

    The Mothering Heart
    1913

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Lillian GishThe Wife
    • Walter MillerThe Husband
    • Viola BarryThe Other Woman
    • Kate BruceThe Wife's Mother
    • Adolph LestinaThe Doctor
    • Jennie LeeThe Wash Customer
    • Charles MurrayMale Apache Dancer
    • Gertrude BambrickFemale Apache Dancer
    • William ElmerThe Doorman

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