Wanted, A Mother

Mar 18, 1918

0h 50m

★ 0.0

Overview

Neglected by her grief-stricken father, a doctor, after the tragic death of his wife, little Eileen Homer changes the wording of her father's ad for a governess to read: "Wanted, a mother." After much melodrama that’s just what she gets.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

World Film

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Cast

Eileen Homer

Madge Evans

Dr. Homer

George MacQuarrie

Dr. Thelma Winter

Gerda Holmes

Dr. Thayer

Alec B. Francis

Giuseppe

Lionel Belmore

Giuseppe's son

Tom Evans

Marie

Rosina Henley

James

Harry Bartlett

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