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His Mother

His Mother

1912Short⏱️ 11m
DramaShort
5
IMDB Rating
39 votes

An Irish mother uses her life savings to pay for her son, a talented musician, to study in America.

Director
Sidney Olcott
Writers
N/A
Stars
J.J. Clark, Gene Gauntier, J.P. McGowan
Release Date
January 26, 1912
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

J.J. Clark
J.J. Clark
as Terence
Gene Gauntier
Gene Gauntier
as Miss Foster - the Banker's Daughter
J.P. McGowan
J.P. McGowan
as John Foster
Anna Clark
Anna Clark
as Terence's Mother
Arthur Donaldson
Arthur Donaldson
as The Priest

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland
Production
Kalem Company

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

The old woman seemed made for her part
by deickemeyer2016-08-20

"The story in this film which is redolent of the auld sod is of the heart and, while it has some uncertainty in parts of it, the end proves that even successful men do not always forget. A mother in Ireland, a fine Biddie, too, gives her life savings to her son to enable him to come to America where a kind banker, who has heard him play a violin and appreciates his talent, assists him to start in a musical career. Not long after he is the rage of the season. His mother, tiring of waiting to hear from him, comes to America and goes to the concert where he plays. Later she inquires his home addre..."

💡 Did You Know?

The only surviving print of this film was discovered in the holdings of the Dutch Filmmuseum in the Netherlands. The version released on DVD by the Irish Film Institute retains the Dutch intertitles found in this print.

📖 Synopsis

An Irish mother uses her life savings to pay for her son, a talented musician, to study in America.