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The Unwelcome Mother
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by James Vincent

Cast: Valkyrien (Valda Valkyrien) [Ellinor], Violet de Biccari [Ann], Walter Law [Mason], Frank Evans [the ship captain], John Webb Dillon [John Hudson], Warren Cook [Richard Russell], Tom Burrough [Old Peter], Lillian Devere [the housekeeper], Jane Lee [Hudson’s daughter], Katherine Lee [Hudson’s daughter]

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation. / Scenario by Mary Murillo, from the play The Lady from the Sea by Henrik Ibsen. Cinematography by René Guissart. Presented by William Fox. / © 3 September 1916 by William Fox [LP9035]. Released 3 September 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.4680.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 29 June 2023.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.4680 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Mary Cade.