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She Was His Mother (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

She Was His Mother (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Unsophisticated, romantic young daydreamer Violet feels nothing for the young men of her village who are adored by the rustic girls. She declares that her husband must be a man of affairs, one of might, a man that she can look up to. Such ...See moreUnsophisticated, romantic young daydreamer Violet feels nothing for the young men of her village who are adored by the rustic girls. She declares that her husband must be a man of affairs, one of might, a man that she can look up to. Such a man comes into her life and loves and rides away. She tries for a long time to find him but in vain. After his departure a child is born to her and she is thrust into the world by her parents. She fights life's hard battle as best she can. Time passes. Violet loves her little boy and sings to him. She plays old time melodies upon her violin while he coos and kicks his tiny feet. Meanwhile the man prospers. Violet ceases to think of the past, or of the future. She feasts and sings and makes merry where souls are bought, so she may support her growing child. The man seeks her out and tries to buy the boy. She thrusts him away with her garishly decked fingers. That night while she treads the streets and feasts with a breaking heart, the man steals back and takes away the nestling. She returns in the gray of dawn and finds him gone. Like Rachael, she weeps and will not be comforted. The wheel of time turns and the son, now a young man, looks upon his father as a demigod. The poor wistful little mother is thought to be dead, but the son often thinks of her. He tries to fashion the old time melodies that she played for him. Sometimes he asks for her, but is told that she is no more. He wonders what happiness might have been his if the quiet little mother had lived. The purse-proud father is elected to the governorship of the state. His son glories in his father's greatness, while the mother wears her heart out in longing for her boy. Father and son leave the political club room while thousands crowd the pavement to see him and cheer him upon his victory. A wretched little huddle of what was once a woman comes nearer. She plays some maudlin memory of a melody upon a cracked violin. She recognizes the man. The son looks at her and instinctively is drawn to his mother. He is about to embrace her when the father curses her with a vile name. The son's soul leaps to his mouth. Without thinking he casts the father to the curb. The fall fractures the governor-elect's skull. The son is arrested. At the trial the mother sits with her withered hand clasped in her son's. The jury returns a verdict of "not guilty." The son looks at his mother. She seems to have renewed her girlhood. Her face is placid. Something in her stillness alarms the boy. He embraces her and finds that she is dead. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Violet Mersereau Violet - The Mother Violet - The Mother See fewer	Together (1918)
Hobart Henley The Grown Son The Grown Son See fewer	Society Snobs (1921)
Frank Shea The Governor of the State - The Father The Governor of the State - The Father See fewer	She Was His Mother (1915)
William E. Shay The Judge The Judge See fewer	Robespierre (1913)