The Mother Heart

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.

• Release date
• May 29, 1921
• Runtime
• 50 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Howard M. Mitchell

Cast

Shirley Mason May Howard Raymond McKee Billy Bender Edwin B. Tilton George Stuart

C

Cecil Van Auker John Howard William Buckley Clifford Hamilton

P

Peggy Elinor Ella Howard Frances Hatton Mrs. Howard Lillian Langdon Mrs. Lincoln