The Mother and the Law

The Mother and the Law (1919) is a drama, crime directed by D.W. Griffith rated 6.5/10.

A re-edited version of the fourth episode of Intolerance (1916); two youth are made homeless by a strike, and struggle valiantly to survive their desolate situation, which worsens as reform-minded citizens remove the couple's child from their care and the young father is falsely accused and convicted of murder.