Mothers of Men (1917)

Dorothy Davenport as Clara Madison, a prominent lawyer, wins a judgeship over fellow Attorney Grant Williams, played by Willis L. Robards. Upon winning the prominent position as judge, Ms. Madison finds herself walking a political tight rope with enemies all around doing what they can to cause her down fall. Judge Madison convicts a murderer to death paving the way for her to be easily elected as the first female Governor. As Governor she is faced with a difficult dilemma. She has the power to pardon her husband who has been convicted of a serious crime, but to do so she’d be using her office for her own personal gain. “I must find some way to realize my ideals without sacrificing my husband. I must struggle on somehow for the sake of womanhood!”

Released Jan. 1, 1917 60 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.sabotage, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.melodrama, imdb.law, imdb.anarchism, imdb.sabotage, imdb.women-s-suffrage + 3 more, imdb.murder, imdb.marriage, aspectratio.1-33-1