The Mother Instinct(1917)

The Mother Instinct Synopsis

When her baby daughter Eleanor is traumatized after her father perishes in a storm at sea, Mother Coutierre sends the girl to live with her aunt in Paris. Years later, Eleanor, now a successful model in Paris, is surprised by a visit from her elder sister Marie, who has come to hide the birth of her illegitimate child. When Mother Coutierre arrives and believes Eleanor to be the infant's mother, Eleanor continues the deception so that her sister can marry Pierre Bondel, a fisherman.

The Mother Instinct (1917) is a drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer, released on July 15, 1917 with a runtime of 50m. It stars Enid Bennett, Rowland V. Lee, Margery Wilson and John Gilbert.