The Eternal Mother is a surviving 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when Biograph Company and other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century.

Cast

Edwin August as John, the Husband

Blanche Sweet as Martha, the Wife

Mabel Normand as Mary, the Woman

Charles Hill Mailes as Mary's Father

Kate Bruce as An Old Woman

Donald Crisp as In Field

Guy Hedlund as A Friend

J. Jiquel Lanoe as A Friend

Jeanie MacPherson as In Field

See also

List of American films of 1912

D. W. Griffith filmography

Blanche Sweet filmography

References

External links

The Eternal Mother available for free download at Internet Archive

1912 films

1912 drama films

1912 short films

Silent American drama films

American silent short films

American black-and-white films

Biograph Company films

Films directed by D. W. Griffith

Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey

Articles containing video clips

1910s American films

Surviving American silent films

1910s English-language films

The Eternal Mother (1912 film)