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  • Mother (1910)
  • Short | Drama, Short
Mother (1910)
Short | Drama, Short
The play deals with Will Allen, a country lad, who is unhappy at home, owing to the fact that he is a studious little chap, and prefers his books to farmwork, which incurs the displeasure and enmity of his stepfather, a rough and surly ...See moreThe play deals with Will Allen, a country lad, who is unhappy at home, owing to the fact that he is a studious little chap, and prefers his books to farmwork, which incurs the displeasure and enmity of his stepfather, a rough and surly farmer, to whom book learning does not appeal. Will runs away from home, and although his mother keeps a light in the window, hoping to guide her boy home, he never returns. Twenty years later, when the boy has made a place for himself in the world as a successful lawyer, he goes back to the farm, only to find that his little mother, who has been left a widow, has gone away, whither no one knows. The mother, in the meantime, being left alone in the world, goes to the city and there supports herself by dressmaking. While shopping in a department store she is unjustly accused of shoplifting. The only person who believes in her innocence is a salesgirl, who is discharged for her presumption in daring to correct her superiors. The girl, in her efforts to help the friendless old lady, enlists the aid of Will, whom she knows to be a lawyer of great ability. Will is about to refuse the case, as the drygoods company is a client of his, when the girl describes the lonely old lady, and begs him for the sake of his mother to defend her. Will consents. Will's clear statement of the case to the judge, together with May's testimony, frees the mother. When her counsel approaches to offer his congratulations, mutual recognition results. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Sep 6, 1910
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Sep 6, 1910 (United States)

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