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Rupert Julian | ... |
John Standing
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Ruth Clifford | ... |
Catherine Thurston
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E. Alyn Warren | ... |
Romeo Bonelli
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Elsie Jane Wilson | ... |
Christine
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Ruby Lafayette | ... |
Mrs. Standing
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Rupert Julian |
Written by
Elliott J. Clawson | ... | (scenario) (as E.J. Clawson) |
Rupert Julian | ... | (story) |
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- Universal Film Manufacturing Company (1917) (United States) (theatrical) (as Bluebird Photoplays)
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Mrs. Standing, an old-fashioned country mother, sacrifices to put her son John through college so he can have a better life. Upon completing school John goes to the city, where his financial success blinds him to the basic values his mother taught him. During an important social event one evening, Mrs. Standing comes to her son's house carrying wicker basket full of homemade jams. Ashamed, John tells his wealthy fiancée, Catherine Thurston, that the old lady was his childhood nurse. Mrs. Standing overhears her son's deception and goes home devastated. John, remorseful, follows with the firm resolution to devote future years to the care of his mother. Learning the truth, Catherine, accompanied by her own mother, visits the Standings' country home and all is forgiven. |
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Taglines | MOTHER LOVE-What is more nearer or dearer? Is there anything more beautiful? Everyone should see Kipling's immortal story- MOTHER O'MINE It's the sweetest story ever told. A picture that will charm you right to your heart. (Print Ad- Duluth Herald, ((Duluth, Minn.)) 20 September 1917) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | A Bluebird Production. Universal, unlike many of its peers, would never own a theater chain (ultimately a wise decision given the 1949 Supreme Court Anti-Trust decision that would threaten to cripple its competitors). By 1916, Universal incorporated a 3-tiered branding system to assist it in marketing its features to independent theaters: Red Feather (low budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (costly prestige productions). The studio would end this marketing method by late 1929. See more » |