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The Awakening of Helena Ritchie

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Calorie Rating: 70
Released: 1916-12-18
Running Time: 50 Minutes
Studios: Rolfe Photoplays,


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
Character: Helena Richie
Robert Cummings
Character: Lloyd Pryor
Frank Montgomery
Character: Benjamin Wright

James A. Furey
Character: Dr. Lavendar (as J.A. Furey)
Maurice Steuart
Character: Little David (as Maury Steuart)
Hassan Mussalli
Character: Sam Wright

William A. Williams
Character: Deacon Wright (as William Williams)
Robert Whittier
Character: Frederick Richie
Charles Goodrich
Character: Dr. King

Hattie Delaro
Character: Mrs. King
Mary Asquith
Character: Mrs. Wright


Production and Crew

John W. Noble
Scenario Writer