The Mother Heart (1921)
Overview
Forced to theft when in dire straits, family man John Howard is arrested for stealing food from a grocery store and is put in jail. The shock kills his wife, and his children are sent to an orphanage. Ella is adopted by a wealthy widow, and May finds a place on the farm of George Stuart, where she attracts the attentions of farmhand Billy Bender.
Cast
Shirley Mason
May Howard
Raymond McKee
Billy Bender
Edwin B. Tilton
George Stuart
William Buckley
Clifford Hamilton
Frances Hatton
Mrs. Howard
Lillian Langdon
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