Mothers Cry (1930)
Having raised four children alone, widow Mary Williams still manages to love her eldest son, vicious and sadistic Danny Williams, who has led a life of crime and now returns to inflict his insane behavior on the family household.
- Date of release
- 1930-12-04
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Hobart Henley
Casting
- Dorothy Peterson — Mary Williams
- Helen Chandler — Beattie Williams
- David Manners — Arthur 'Artie' Williams
- Edward Woods — Daniel 'Danny' Williams
- Evalyn Knapp — Jenny Williams
- Sidney Blackmer — Mr. Gerald Hart
- Jean Laverty — Sadye Noonan Williams
- Pat O'Malley — Frank Williams
- Georgie Billings — One of the Williams Children
- Richard Bishop — Minor Role
- Meredyth Burel — Minor Part
- James Donlan — City Editor
Interesting facts
Mothers Cry is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Pictures, and directed by Hobart Henley. The movie stars Dorothy Peterson, Helen Chandler, David Manners, Evalyn Knapp and Sidney Blackmer. The film is based on the popular novel of the same name written by Helen Grace Carlisle. Boris Karloff is said to have appeared in this film uncredited, but that is disputed in some sources.
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