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UNITED STATES · 1909

His Wife’s Mother

Name: His Wife’s Mother
Director: D.W. Griffith
Released: 1909

D.W. Griffith

Classical Hollywood mother-in-law conflict smoking and drinking domestic control revenge intoxication

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Synopsis

Jones's mother-in-law prohibits his smoking and drinking, so he takes her out for the evening and gets her drunk.

Year1909

CountryUnited States

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