Movie

The Mother Heart

1921 0h 50m Released

Drama

Forced to theft when in dire straits, family man John Howard is arrested for stealing food from a grocery store and is put in jail. The shock kills his wife, and his children are sent to an orphanage. Ella is adopted by a wealthy widow, and May finds a place on the farm of George Stuart, where she attracts the attentions of farmhand Billy Bender.

Cast

Shirley Mason May Howard Raymond McKee Billy Bender Edwin B. Tilton George Stuart C Cecil Van Auker John Howard William Buckley Clifford Hamilton P Peggy Elinor Ella Howard