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The Mother Instinct (1917)

The Mother Instinct poster
Directed by
Roy William Neill
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother faces a difficult situation with her family in an early 20th century drama. The story follows her efforts to protect her child while dealing with personal hardships.

sentimentalquietemotionalrestrainedperiod-typicalsomberslow-paced

What happens

The Mother Instinct is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and Roy William Neill and starring Enid Bennett, Rowland V. Lee and Margery Wilson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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