Mothers Cry (1930)

Directed by

Hobart Henley

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 16m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mother struggles to hold her family together during the early 20th century as her children make choices that lead to hardship. The story follows her efforts to protect and support them through difficult times.

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What happens

Mothers Cry is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Pictures, and directed by Hobart Henley. The movie stars Dorothy Peterson, Helen Chandler, David Manners, Evalyn Knapp and Sidney Blackmer. The film is based on the popular novel of the same name written by Helen Grace Carlisle. Boris Karloff is said to have appeared in this film uncredited, but that is disputed in some sources. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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