Maternity

Maternity — Plot

Because of the loss of three generations of women in her family during childbirth Ellen Locke is frightened to have kids. Frustrated by her decision, her husband John finds himself drawn to his old love, Constance, now a widow with a child who bears her name. After her sister Marion dies in childbirth, Ellen becomes more obsessed, however one day when Ellen is driving little Constance home they have a car accident. An incident in the hospital changes her perspective leading to a reconciliation with John.

• Release date
• May 28, 1917
• Runtime
• 50 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• John B. O'Brien

Maternity — Cast

Alice Brady Ellen Franklin John Bowers David Gordon David Powell John Locke Herbert Barrington Henry Franklin Stanhope Wheatcroft Dan Miller Julia Stuart Amelia Madge Evans Constance

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Marie Chambers Louise Randall