Her Mother's Secret

Her Mother's Secret

Her Mother's Secret

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Her Mother's Secret

"A Pulsating, Heart-Accelerating Document That Runs the Gamut of Human Emotion."

1915

0h 50m

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Drama

Overview

Seth Cartwright abandons his mistress Bernice Archer and their child, Lorna returning to his wife and son. Bernice, in a daze, leaves Lorna, who is adopted by Cartwrght's wife, who knows full well who the child's father is. Unfortunately, she and her husband are killed in a shipwreck, but it turns out Lorna and her real mother are reunited because of the wreck, and settle in a small seaside town. Matters get complicated when Seth Jr. arrives in the town for a vacation and falls in love with Lorna--not knowing that she is his half-sister.

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5 featured cast members

Starring

Ralph Kellard

Ralph Kellard

Seth Cartwright

Dorothy Green

Dorothy Green

Lorna

Jule Power

Bernice Archer

Jane Meredith

Clara Cartwright

Edwards Davis

Edwards Davis

Herman Schwab

Creative team

Directed by: Frederick A. Thomson

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