butterflix
Back to Explore
The Mothering Heart poster

The Mothering Heart

1913 · 0h 23m · Drama · United States of America

HERALDED BIOGRAPH ATTRACTION...The Mothering Heart - Tenderly Depicted by LILLIAN GISH

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.

Directed by
D.W. Griffith
Story by
Hazel Hubbard
Starring
Lillian Gish, Walter Miller, Viola Barry, Kate Bruce
Watch on Public Domain Movies
5.9Smart score

The TMDB rating, pulled toward the movie average (6.03) as if it had 82 extra average votes. Few votes means more pull.

TMDB5.6

35 TMDB votes · IMDb page

Rate what worked

0 of 5 rated
Story
Writing
Acting
Pacing
Rewatch
Rate 10 titles to unlock picks matched to your taste0 / 10
Saved in this browser only.

Where to watch

Public Domain Movies
Free
Watch

Where each service has it

Public Domain Movies: available in 50 countries
Free · 50Algeria, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Bermuda, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Iceland, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovakia, St. Lucia, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turks & Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen, Zambia

Streaming data by JustWatch, via TMDB. Links open the JustWatch listing for United States.

Style & content

husband wife relationshipmarried couplenewlywedother womanparenthoodsilent filmunfaithful husband

Keywords from TMDB.

Connected through the crew

The Birth of a Nation1915 · Writer D.W. Griffith, Director D.W. GriffithIntolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916 · Cinematographer Billy Bitzer, Director D.W. GriffithBroken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl1919 · Director D.W. Griffith, Cinematographer Billy BitzerWay Down East1920 · Cinematographer Billy Bitzer, Writer D.W. GriffithA Corner in Wheat1909 · Cinematographer Billy Bitzer, Director D.W. GriffithOrphans of the Storm1921 · Writer D.W. Griffith, Cinematographer Billy BitzerThe Musketeers of Pig Alley1912 · Writer D.W. Griffith, Director D.W. GriffithThe Lonely Villa1909 · Director D.W. Griffith, Cinematographer Billy BitzerThose Awful Hats1909 · Writer D.W. Griffith, Director D.W. GriffithThe Lonedale Operator1911 · Cinematographer Billy Bitzer, Director D.W. GriffithTrue Heart Susie1919 · Director D.W. Griffith, Cinematographer Billy BitzerThe Girl and Her Trust1912 · Director D.W. Griffith, Cinematographer Billy Bitzer

Browse lists

Best Drama Movies of All Time