Motherhood (1917 film)

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Motherhood
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Directed by Frank Powell
Written by Frederic Arnold Kummer (story)
Clara Beranger
Produced byFrank Powell
Starring Marjorie Rambeau
Distributed by Mutual Film
Release date
  • March 26, 1917 (1917-03-26)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Motherhood is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Frank Powell and starring Marjorie Rambeau. [1]

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Preservation

With no prints of Motherhood located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. [2]

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References

  1. "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Motherhood