Mother (1914 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = Mother

| image = Mother-newspaperadvert-1914.jpg

| caption = Newspaper publicity image, 1914

| director = Maurice Tourneur

| producer = William A. Brady

| writer = Maurice Tourneur

| based_on = {{based on|Mother|Jules Eckert Goodman}}

| starring = Emma Dunn

| music =

| cinematography =

| editing =

| distributor = World Film

| released = {{Film date|1914|09|28}}

| runtime = 40 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent film (English intertitles)

}}

Mother is a 1914 silent film drama directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Emma Dunn. The film marked Tourneur's first American-made film. Dunn was 39 years old and had starred on Broadway in the play version of the story this film is based on. This film was produced by William A. Brady who also produced the 1910 play.{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/7173 |title=Mother |website=IBDB.com |publisher=Internet Broadway Database }} The film has a similar plot to the 1920 Fox film Over the Hill to the Poorhouse.Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films by Harry Waldman, 2001. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-4085-6}}

The Library of Congress has a complete print.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2048/default.html Mother], The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog