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The Awakening of Helena Ritchie

0 %|Dec 18, 1916|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Charlotte Thompson
Theatre Play
John W. Noble
Scenario Writer
Margaret Deland
Novel
John W. Noble
Director

Cast

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Ethel Barrymore
Helena Richie
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Robert Cummings
Lloyd Pryor
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Frank Montgomery
Benjamin Wright
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James A. Furey
Dr. Lavendar (as J.A. Furey)
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Maurice Steuart
Little David (as Maury Steuart)
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Hassan Mussalli
Sam Wright
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William A. Williams
Deacon Wright (as William Williams)
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Robert Whittier
Frederick Richie
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Hattie Delaro
Mrs. King
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Mary Asquith
Mrs. Wright