The Mothering Heart

1913 · Directed by D. W. Griffith · 23 min · drama film, silent film

★ 5.6/10 · 35 ratings on TMDB

A young couple struggle to get ahead, the wife always assuaging the troubles of her melancholy husband. As he climbs the ladder of success, he abandons the homely values and begins an affair with a beautiful woman. His wife leaves him, returning to her mother's home where she bears a child. When the husband is abandoned by his lady friend, remorse drives him to find his wife.