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Mothers of Men is a 1917 silent film directed by Willis Robards, promoting woman's suffrage. The seven-reel drama is considered lost. A five-reel re-edited version also directed by Robards was released in 1921—following ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment—under the title Every Woman's Problem.
Aug 25, 2020 · Produced by progressive-minded filmmakers before women had the right to vote, Mothers of Men is set in an America after suffrage has been won to tell the story of Clara Madison (Dorothy...
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Mothers of Men: Directed by Willis Robards. With Dorothy Davenport, Willis Robards, Maclyn King, Hal Reid. A melodrama about a woman governor whose husband is accused and convicted of a bombing and the dilemma she has to struggle with --- whether to let the law take its course and the pressures put on her by family, friends and political pundits.
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Attorney Clara Madison, the leader of the suffragette movement, finally succeeds in being elected judge of the district court. Shortly after the election, she meets and marries Worthington Williams, an attorney for the liquor interests. The foes of Williams' clients decide to discredit his...
Overview. 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.
Mothers of Men is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Willis Robards, with Dorothy Davenport as the lead actress. The film is set in a fictional future world in 1920, where women have gained the right to vote and hold office, and a tyrannical female governor holds power over the populace.
