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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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