Mother

Mother

A mother's heart as it has never before been revealed on the screen- the supreme achievement of the greatest of all interpreters!

1927 · 70 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

When architect Lee Ellis is discharged from his position in a large firm and has difficulty in finding a new job his devoted wife Mary invests in a business for him with a small legacy she had received. Soon they become prosperous allowing son Jerry to get his longed-for car, and daughter Betty to attend private school. Jerry goes a little jazz mad and rebels against his mother's influence. He decides to elope with gold-digging flapper Edna Larkin. Mary, learning of the plan, chases and saves Jerry when his train is wrecked though he sustains a broken leg. Seeing he has been foolish he straightens out and the family is reunited.

Directed by James Leo Meehan · Written by Dorothy Yost

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Belle Bennett Mrs. Mary Ellis
Crauford Kent Ellis
William Bakewell Jerry Ellis
Joyce Coad Betty Ellis
Mabel Julienne Scott Mrs. Wayne
Sam Allen Cpl. Cotter
Charlotte Stevens Edna Larkin

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