Summary
The Mother and the Law is an American film first released in 1919,
directed by D.W. Griffith.
The film stars Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Miriam Cooper, Vera Lewis and Sam De Grasse.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: D.W. Griffith
- Script: D.W. Griffith
- Photo: G.W. Bitzer
- 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 (Jenkin’s Secretary), F.A. Turner (The Girl’s Father), Walter Long (The Musketeer of the Town), Ralph Lewis (The Governor), Edward Dillon (Chief Detective), A.W. McClure (The Priest), Lloyd Ingraham (The Judge), William Brown (The Warder), Max Davidson (The Kindly Neighbor), Alberta Lee (The Wife), Frank Brownlee (The Brother of the Girl), Barney Bernard (Attorney of the Boy), Luray Huntley (An Uplifter), Eleanor Washington (An Uplifter), Lucille Browne (An Uplifter), Mary Alden (An Uplifter), Marguerite Marsh (Guest at Ball), Tod Browning (Owners of Racing Car), Kate Bruce (The City Mother)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: ?; B&W; silent
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