The Eternal Mother (1912 film)

The Eternal Mother
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Directed by	D. W. Griffith
Written by	D. W. Griffith
Starring	Blanche Sweet Edwin August
Cinematography	G. W. Bitzer
Distributed by	Biograph Company
Release date	January 11, 1912 (1912-01-11)
Running time	17 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Eternal Mother is a surviving 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. ^[1] The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when Biograph Company and other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Cast

• Edwin August as John, the Husband
• Blanche Sweet as Martha, the Wife
• Mabel Normand as Mary, the Woman
• Charles Hill Mailes as Mary's Father
• Kate Bruce as An Old Woman
• Donald Crisp as In Field
• Guy Hedlund as A Friend
• J. Jiquel Lanoe as A Friend
• Jeanie MacPherson as In Field

See also

• List of American films of 1912

References

1. "Silent Era: The Eternal Mother". silentera. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
2. Koszarski, Richard (2004). Fort Lee: The Film Town. Rome: John Libbey. ISBN   978-0-86196-653-0.
3. "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commission. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
4. Fort Lee Film Commission (2006). Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7385-4501-1.

External links

• The Eternal Mother at IMDb
• The short film The Eternal Mother is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive .