Neglected by her grief-stricken father, a doctor, after the tragic death of his wife, little Eileen Homer changes the wording of her father's ad for a governess to read: "Wanted, a mother." After much melodrama that’s just what she gets.
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Madge Evans as Eileen Homer
George MacQuarrie as Dr. Homer
Gerda Holmes as Dr. Thelma Winter
Alec B. Francis as Dr. Thayer
Lionel Belmore as Giuseppe
Rosina Henley as Marie
Harry Bartlett as James
Virginia Tyler Hudson Writer
Julia Burnham Story
Harley Knoles Director
René Guissart Cinematography
William A. Brady Presenter
William A. Brady Producer
Wanted: A Mother Trailer
United States 18 March 1918
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