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A Mother's Ordeal (1917)

A Mother's Ordeal poster
Directed by
William Senderling Davis
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A woman is abandoned by her husband and tries to kill herself. She survives and falls into prostitution. Years later, she tries to get revenge on her ex-husband by targeting his daughter, only to realize the girl is her own child.

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What happens

A Mother's Ordeal è un film muto del 1917 sceneggiato e diretto da Will S. Davis. Abbandonata dal marito Robert, Mary Howard, dopo aver affidato la figlioletta a una zia, tenta di uccidersi. Il tentativo di suicidio non le riesce e la donna, piano piano, scivola nella prostituzione. Gli anni passano: Robert si risposa e lei, credendo che la figlia dell'uomo sia stata il frutto di quel secondo matrimonio, per vendicarsi di lui, cerca di attirare la giovane ragazza nel giro della prostituzione. Ben presto, però, Mary riconosce in quella fanciulla ignara la propria figlia e così la restituisce alla sua vita in famiglia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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