Somebody's Mother

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Somebody's Mother
Somebody's Mother (1926, poster).jpg
Directed by Oscar Apfel
Written byOscar Apfel
Produced by W. Ray Johnston
Harry Gordon
Starring Mary Carr
Rex Lease
Kathryn McGuire
Cinematography Gilbert Warrenton
Production
company
Harry Garson Productions
Distributed by Rayart Pictures
Butcher's Film Service (UK)
Release date
March 17, 1926
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Somebody's Mother is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Mary Carr, Rex Lease and Kathryn McGuire. [1]

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Synopsis

Mary sells matches on the streets of New York, but unknown to everyone she encounters she is really searching for her son who was kidnapped from her many years ago when he was a young boy.

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References

  1. Munden p. 742

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