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The Mother Instinct

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.

Top Cast

  • Enid Bennett

    Enid Bennett

    Eleanor Coutierre

  • Rowland V. Lee

    Rowland V. Lee

    Jacques

  • Margery Wilson

    Margery Wilson

    Marie Coutierre

  • John Gilbert

    John Gilbert

    Jean Coutierre

  • Gertrude Claire

    Gertrude Claire

    Mother Coutierre

  • William Fairbanks

    William Fairbanks

    Raoul Bergere

  • Tod Burns

    Tod Burns

    Pierre Bondel

Overview

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.

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