The Eternal Mother (1917)
50m
Running Time
November 26, 1917Release Date
Plot.
Maris, having married Lynch, a worthless man who deserts her, taking their daughter Felice with him, marries mill owner Dwight Alden after receiving notification that her husband and child are dead. Discovering that Alden employs child labor, Maris, assisted by the village minister, tries to persuade him that this is wrong, but he will tolerate no interference in his business.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Ethel Barrymore
Maris
Frank Mills
Dwight Alden
Jack W. Johnston
Lynch
Louis Wolheim
Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
Maxine Elliott Hicks
Felice
Charles Sutton
Minister (as Charles W. Sutton)
Kaj Gynt
Kate
J. Van Cortlandt
Butler
Charles Crompton
Child
Baby Ivy Ward
Child
Frank Reicher
Director
Sidney McCall
Novel
Mary Murillo
Writer
George Webber
Director of Photography
John J. Dunn
Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book
Wiki.
The Eternal Mother is a surviving 1917 American silent drama film directed by Frank Reicher and stars Ethel Barrymore. The picture is taken from a novel, Red Horse Hill, by Sidney McCall, an alias for Mary McNeill Fenollosa.