Main Cast: Louise Dresser, Ralph Morgan, Marian Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Gigi Parrish
Release Year: 1934
Country: US
Run Time: 86 minutes
Plot
Set within the steamy Louisiana bayous, this melodrama chronicles the reconciliation between an embittered bereaved mother and the daughter she always blamed for her husband's demise. The woman lost her spouse just before her daughter was born. Though she was very pregnant, she and her husband decided to go for a walk through the swamp one day. Unfortunately, he got trapped in quicksand. Encumbered by the baby within, the woman could do nothing but watch him slowly die. Upon her daughter's birth, the angry mother refused to care for the infant and later refused to allow her schooling. Finally, the caring neighbors intervene and take charge of the child. Eventually, the mother sees the light and begins loving the child when she discovers that her beloved spouse had been having an affair. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
William Christy Cabanne - Director, Carl Pierson - Editor, Ira Morgan - Cinematographer, William T. Lackey - Producer, Adele Comandini - Screenwriter, Gene Stratton-Porter - Book Author
