The Mother and the Law

Overview

After the relatively low box office takings of 'Intolerance', D. W. Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's interlocking stories as standalone features, with some new additional footage. The second of these was 'The Mother and the Law', which demonstrates how crime, moral puritanism, and conflicts between ruthless capitalists and striking workers help ruin the lives of marginal Americans.

Top Cast

Mae Marsh

The Little Dear One

Robert Harron

The Boy

Miriam Cooper

The Friendly One

Vera Lewis

Miss Mary Jenkins

Sam De Grasse

Arthur Jenkins