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The Mother and the Law(1919)
Status: Released
Date: 1919-08-18
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Time: 1h 35m
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After the relatively low box office takings of 'Intolerance', D. W. Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's interlocking stories as standalone features, with some new additional footage. The second of these was 'The Mother and the Law', which demonstrates how crime, moral puritanism, and conflicts between ruthless capitalists and striking workers help ruin the lives of marginal Americans.
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D.W. Griffith Productions
Movie: The Mother and the Law
Top 6 Billed 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
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After the relatively low box office takings of 'Intolerance', D. W. Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's interlocking stories as standalone features, with some new additional footage. The second of these was 'The Mother and the Law', which demonstrates how crime, moral puritanism, and conflicts between ruthless capitalists and striking workers help ruin the lives of marginal Americans.
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1919-08-18
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