Based on a story by Kathleen Norris, Mother stars Belle Bennett in the title role. In the tradition of her previous screen assignment in Stella Dallas, Bennett dedicates herself to improving the lot of her two rambunctious children. Using a $10,000 inheritance, she sets up her ne'er-do-well husband in business, only to watch him succumb to the charms of another woman. Bennett continues to forgive and forget right up to the teary climax, in which her good deeds at long last go unpunished. This FBO production should not be confused with the classic Soviet film of the same name. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi