Mothers of Men
1920, English. Directed by Edward José.
Young Austrian girl Marie Helmar, is left penniless by the death of her father and disgraced by Prussian officer Captain Von Pfaffen, she flees to the safety of her French cousins, the De La Mottes. There she falls in love with their eldest son Gerome. On the night before their wedding, Marie sends a letter to Gerome confessing her indiscretion with the Prussian, but the letter is returned unopened. Soon after, she recognizes a new household servant to be Von Pfaffen, who demands that Marie disclose war secrets in return for his silence about her past. Torn, she passes on false information, which disgraces the Prussian. In revenge, he attempts to kill Marie, but she shoots him in self-defense. Shaken by remorse, Marie presents Gerome with her confession, which, he then reveals, he had read the night of their wedding. Their life thus unclouded, Marie announces she is expecting Gerome's child.
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Edward JoséDirector
- Claire WhitneyMarie Helmar
- Lumsden HareCapt. Von Pfaffen
- Martha MansfieldPaulette
- Etta RomaMrs. Schultz
- Cesare GravinaMr. Schultz - Gaston Glass
- Arthur DonaldsonGen. De La Motte
- William GatonMaurice Le Cerf
- Zeffie TilburyMrs. De La Motte
- Gaston GlassLt. Gerome De La Motte
- Pierre CollosseCast
- Julia HurleyCast
Details
- Released
- 10 March 1920
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Charles E. Whittaker, De Witte Kaplan
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Mothers of Men runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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Who directed Mothers of Men?
Mothers of Men (1920) was directed by Edward José and stars Claire Whitney, Lumsden Hare, Martha Mansfield.