The Awakening of Helena Ritchie
Release Date: 1916-12-18
Overview: Helena Richie leaves her drunken husband, who had killed their child, and goes to Old Chester in Pennsylvania with her friend Lloyd Pryor. Helena adopts a homeless boy, David, who had been a ward of the town's minister, Dr. Lavendar. Helena's true husband dies, but Lloyd Pryor, now tired of Helena, refuses to marry her. Helena confesses to the minister about her actual relationship with Pryor, and Dr. Lavendar forces her to give up her son. Helena agrees, certain that she is an unfit mother. Helena pleads her case and fights for her maternal rights.
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Cast
Ethel Barrymore
as Helena Richie
Robert Cummings
as Lloyd Pryor
Frank Montgomery
as Benjamin Wright
James A. Furey
as Dr. Lavendar (as J.A. Furey)
Maurice Steuart
as Little David (as Maury Steuart)
Crew
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John W. Noble - Director
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Margaret Deland - Novel
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John W. Noble - Scenario Writer
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Charlotte Thompson - Theatre Play
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