The Mother and the Law (1919)

overview : After the relatively low box office takings of 'Intolerance', D. W. Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's interlocking stories as standalone features, with some new additional footage. The second of these was 'The Mother and the Law', which demonstrates how crime, moral puritanism, and conflicts between ruthless capitalists and striking workers help ruin the lives of marginal Americans.

Release Date : Aug 18, 1919

Runtime : 1h 35m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : D.W. Griffith Productions

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : capitalism, intolerance, labor strike