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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. [1] 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. [2]
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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- Willis Robards
- Plymouth Films
- Dorothy Davenport
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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- Drama
- Willis Robards
- 1917-11
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.
Topical for 1917 when women were battling to obtain the right to vote, Mothers of Men enters into the discussion and brings a provocative voice to the Suffrage movement showing the nation how strong women can be if allowed to hold a political office.
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.
