The Awakening of Helena Ritchie (1916)
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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.
- Release date
- December 18, 1916
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Ethel Barrymore as Helena Richie
- Robert Cummings as Lloyd Pryor
- Frank Montgomery as Benjamin Wright
- James A. Furey as Dr. Lavendar
- Maurice Steuart as Little David
- Hassan Mussalli as Sam Wright
- William A. Williams as Deacon Wright
- Robert Whittier as Frederick Richie
- Charles Goodrich as Dr. King
- Hattie Delaro as Mrs. King
Crew
- John W. Noble · Director
- Margaret Deland · Writer
- John W. Noble · Writer
- Charlotte Thompson · Writer
- Herbert Oswald Carleton · Cinematographer