The Eternal Mother (1912 film)
The Eternal Mother is a surviving 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.[1][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]
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 |
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Running time | 17 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent |
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
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References
- "Silent Era: The Eternal Mother". silentera. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
- Koszarski, Richard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl, ISBN 0-86196-653-8
- "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commission. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- Fort Lee Film Commission (2006), Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-4501-5
External links
- The Eternal Mother on IMDb
- The Eternal Mother available for free download at Internet Archive
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