The Mother and the Law

Director: D.W. Griffith D.W. Griffith

Overview

While busy with The Birth of a Nation, director D.W. Griffith began a small-scale contemporary drama called The Mother and the Law. The film was designed as an indictment against professional do-gooders who take it upon themselves to "reform" the poor. One victim of this misguided treatment is played by Mae Marsh, whose baby is claimed by the moral uplifters when her husband (Bobby Harron) proves unable to provide for his family. The film's dramatic highpoints include a violent capital vs. labor clash, and a climactic race for life as the husband is slated for execution for a crime he did not commit. If this all sounds familiar, it is because an abbreviated version of The Mother and the Law was incorporated into Griffith's four-part spectacular Intolerance; it was later released as a separate feature, with newly shot scenes added.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/24/2016
UPC:	0660845447868
Original Release:	1914
Source:	Grapevine Video
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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 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

Technical Credits