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Mother Love (1912)
Short | Drama, Short

Mother Love (1912)

Short | Drama, Short

Jack Halliday, working as City Editor of the "Sun," is granted a few weeks' vacation by his employer and journeys to Lakewood's winter hotel. At a dance given by the hotel's management, he meets Mrs. Buckley, widowed mother of an 8-...See moreJack Halliday, working as City Editor of the "Sun," is granted a few weeks' vacation by his employer and journeys to Lakewood's winter hotel. At a dance given by the hotel's management, he meets Mrs. Buckley, widowed mother of an 8-year-old boy. Jack marries the widow and takes her to his home. A few weeks of happy wedded life and the family is broken up through the jealousy of Jack's bride towards his mother. The two ladies have words and Jack's mother decides to leave the house. She gives her services to a mission, spending her time in the settlements. One day, Jack's stepson is enticed away from the playground and follows an organ grinder and his monkey and the boy accepts the Italian's invitation into the house in the slums. There he is kept a prisoner. The boy while alone drops a watch and locket containing his parents' photos out of the window which is found by a waif who takes it to the mission and gives it to Mrs. Walter Halliday. She recognizes the photos and asks to be taken to the Italian's house, where with police assistance she safely returns the boy to the family and secures a warm place in the heart of her once-unjust daughter-in-law. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
May Buckley Mrs. Buckley - A Young Widow Mrs. Buckley - A Young Widow See fewer	Hello, Central! (1912)
John Halliday John Halliday - The Young Widow's Second Husband John Halliday - The Young Widow's Second Husband See fewer	The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Mrs. George W. Walters John's Mother John's Mother See fewer	Granny (I) (1913)