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Motherhood
Also known as [The Doctor and Your Wife!]
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Harry A. Pollard
Cast: Margarita Fischer [Marjorie, the woman], Harry A. Pollard [Harry, the man], Joseph Harris (Joe Harris) [the son], Kathie Fischer [Cupid]
American Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation [Beauty]. / Scenario by Olga Printzlau. / Released 10 November 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The girl and the man meet in Love’s Garden, and together they discover the Flower of Love. They are married, and all is happiness, until the call of motherhood comes to the wife. In the garden, baby faces in a vision appear to her. She is rebellious, repulses her husband and takes refuge in her room, where she falls asleep and dreams of the coming of the child and its evil consequences. It seems to her that the boy brings discord and estrangement between his parents. He himself is sorry he ever was born, and at last pushes his mother aside and striking his father he runs away. The woman wakes. She realizes that it is criminal to resist motherhood. Seeking her husband, she reassures him of her love, and together they rejoice in the coming of the child.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 11 December 2024.
References: Ramsaye-Million p. ? : Website-IMDb.
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