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Director:

D.W. Griffith

Writers:

D.W. Griffith (screenplay)
D.W. Griffith (story)

Release Date:

18 August 1919 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

A drama of human hearts

Plot:

A re-edited version of the 'modern' story from "Intolerence" (1916). "The Mother and the Law" was the working title for "Intolerence" before it went into production. full summary | add synopsis


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Country:

USA

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Silent


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives. more

Movie Connections:

Edited from Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) more


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