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Don't Let Mother Know (1912)

Don't Let Mother Know poster
Directed by
Hardee Kirkland
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother is kept unaware of a painful truth to protect her peace. Her family works to maintain her tranquil illusion.

serenemelancholicslow-pacedquietreflectivetendervisualintrospective

What happens

Don't Let Mother Know, also The Bliss of Ignorance is a 1913 American silent film drama produced by Hardee Kirkland. The film stars Maxwell Sargent, Carl Winterhoff, Louise Kelly, Adrienne Kroell and Jack Jonson. The film status is uncertain but a release flier survives which is now at the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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