The Mothering Heart

The Mothering Heart is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art.

Later in their new home together she takes in washing to help support them when her new husband has little income. Things change when he finds some success in a well paid job. He insists they celebrate at a restaurant where there is an Apache dance cabaret. He wears a new suite but she her plain street clothes. Her husbands eye is caught by a sophisticated single woman Viola Barry at the next table. Later encouraged by the woman the husband begins to deceive his wife and have clandestine meetings with her. She is rich and has a chauffeur driven car at her disposal.The wife, now pregnant, as evidenced by her interest in baby clothes, discovers a glove in her husbands coat pocket. She follows him and uncovers his deceit. After confronting her husband she leaves him and returns to the home of her motherplayed by Kate Bruce where the baby is born. ........

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