Movies Like Mother o' Dreams

Lena Rivers

1910

When Granny Nichols' daughter heads to go to the city in search of a job she meets and marries a wealthy man. The husband is falsely arrested and before he can prove his innocence, his wife, believing herself deserted returns to her mother with the babe. Freed he finds only a note from his wife upon his return saying that he will never see them again. Returning to the farm with her dying breath, the mother entrusts baby Lena to the care of Granny. When Lena, never knowing her father’s name, is sixteen her Uncle John decides to take Granny and she to live with him in the city. Lena's father, a frequent visitor to John’s home unaware of his connection to his dead wife, Meets Lena and espying a locket worn round her neck containing the picture of her mother, he recognizes her as his daughter.

Penny of Top Hill Trail

1921

Penny arrives in the West by aeroplane. She is considered a suspicious character and thrown into jail. Kurt Walters, a ranch foreman and deputy sheriff, discovers that she is the same girl that his friend, Jo Gary, met in Chicago. Gary fell in love with her, but she confessed she was a thief. Since Penny claims she wants to reform, Walters releases her and sends her to live with Mrs. Kingdon. In spite of her teasing and taunts (or perhaps because of them), Walters finds himself falling in love with Penny.

The Sea Wolf

1920

Humphrey Van Weyden and Maud Brewster are rescued by a nearby ship when the ferry they're on is rammed and sinks. However, instead of dropping them off ashore, the ship's fearsome captain, the brutal Wolf Larsen, forces Humphrey to work as a cabin boy--and has other ideas for the pretty young Maud. (Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com)

Winning His Wife

1919

Cyril makes wife Violet angry and finds himself trying to win his wife back!

Black Tears

1927

Independently produced social drama directed by John Gorman.

Heartless Husbands

1925

Sordid story of an abusive husband who beats his pregnant wife so badly that the boy, Sonny is born with a disfiguring birthmark and abandoned. Growing up on the streets he is taken under the wing of safecracker James Carleton, who arranges for the kid to have a decent home and a good education. In time Sonny becomes a football hero at college, meeting and falling in love with Mary Kayne. When a nasty detective reveals to the girl that her sweetheart is the "foster son" of a notorious crook, Mary declares that she doesn't care and intends to love the hero to the end of her days. But there's still one obstacle to overcome when it turns out that Grey's own father may well be the no-good slug who gave the boy his permanent birthmark.

The Broken Melody

1929

An exiled Prince living in Paris, begins a dalliance with an opera singer before returning to his wife.

The Bar-C Mystery

1926

The Bar-C Mystery is a 1926 American silent Western 10 film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. Chapters: 1. A Heritage of Danger; 2. Perilous Paths; 3. The Midnight Raid; 4. Wheels of Doom; 5. Thundering Hoofs; 6. Against Desperate Odds; 7. Back from the Missing; 8. Fight for a Fortune; 9. The Wolf's Cunning; 10. A Six-Gun Wedding.

The Secret Garden

1993

A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and forgotten. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980

Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American. But after the death of the Earl's remaining son, he decides to accept Cedric as his heir.

Imagine

2012

A blind teacher breaks the rules to help a female student rediscover the pleasures of life.

Skater Girl

2021

Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.

Anne of Green Gables

2016

A retelling of L.M. Montgomery's story of Anne Shirley, an orphan who is accidentally sent to a couple looking to adopt a boy instead.

A Tragedy of the North Woods

1914

A mounted police lieutenant investigates the murder of a factor, MacKenzie, discovering it's a tale of vengeance: MacKenzie had stolen the assistant factor Burke's wife and daughter, leading Burke to kill him in a coin toss for the first shot, a brutal act presented as a chilling story of betrayal and revenge in the wilderness.

Bonnie May

1920

Young actress Bonnie May finds work in a private play given at Mrs. Baron’s mansion, where she endears herself to all, especially Victor Baron, the invalid son who has written the play. He begs her to stay on to help him write another play, despite the reluctance of his mother.

The Lure of Jade

1921

The Brave Little Toaster

1987

A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek out their eight year old 'master'.

Eleanor the Great

2025

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.