The Eternal Mother (1912)

The Eternal Mother

1912

Synopsis

John and Mary divorce their spouses to marry each other. Mary dies after giving birth and the baby is taken in by John's first wife, Martha. She refuses all contact with John until many years later when he becomes ill and she finally forgives him for deserting her.

Credits

Director

D.W. Griffith

Cast

Blanche Sweet as Martha, the Wife

Charles Hill Mailes as Mary's Father

Edwin August as John, the Husband

Mabel Normand as Mary, the Woman