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The Mother and the Law

★ 6.5/10 · 10 votes 1919 1h 39m Released

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To recoup losses from the extravagant roadshow presentations of Intolerance (1916), Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's previously interlocked stories as standalone features, with additional footage and new title cards. The second of these was 'The Mother and the Law', which demonstrates how crime, moral puritanism, and conflicts between ruthless capitalists and striking workers cause ruin to the lives of marginal Americans.

Cast

Mae Marsh The Little Dear One Robert Harron The Boy Miriam Cooper The Friendly One Vera Lewis Miss Mary Jenkins Sam De Grasse Arthur Jenkins Clyde E. Hopkins Jenkins' Secretary