Maternity
1917, English. Directed by John B. O'Brien.
Because of the loss of three generations of women in her family during childbirth Ellen Locke is frightened to have kids. Frustrated by her decision, her husband John finds himself drawn to his old love, Constance, now a widow with a child who bears her name. After her sister Marion dies in childbirth, Ellen becomes more obsessed, however one day when Ellen is driving little Constance home they have a car accident. An incident in the hospital changes her perspective leading to a reconciliation with John.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- John B. O'BrienDirector
- Alice BradyEllen Franklin
- John BowersDavid Gordon
- David PowellJohn Locke
- Herbert BarringtonHenry Franklin
- Stanhope WheatcroftDan Miller
- Julia StuartAmelia
- Madge EvansConstance
- Marie ChambersLouise Randall
- Florence CraneMarion Franklin
- Charles DuncanJoseph Randall
- Louis R. GriselJed
- John DudleyFamily Doctor
Details
- Released
- 28 May 1917
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Shannon Fife
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Maternity runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).
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Maternity isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 May 1917. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Maternity?
Maternity (1917) was directed by John B. O'Brien and stars Alice Brady, John Bowers, David Powell.