The Mother Instinct

Overview

When her baby daughter Eleanor is traumatized after her father perishes in a storm at sea, Mother Coutierre sends the girl to live with her aunt in Paris. Years later, Eleanor, now a successful model in Paris, is surprised by a visit from her elder sister Marie, who has come to hide the birth of her illegitimate child. When Mother Coutierre arrives and believes Eleanor to be the infant's mother, Eleanor continues the deception so that her sister can marry Pierre Bondel, a fisherman.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 15, 1917

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Triangle Film Corporation

Cast

John Gilbert,Rowland V. Lee,Margery Wilson,Enid Bennett,Gertrude Claire,Tod Burns,William Fairbanks

Director

Roy William Neill,Lambert Hillyer

Writer

Maude Pettus,Lambert Hillyer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0008323