The Awakening (1954)
"The Awakening" is a 1954 short drama film of Douglas Fairbanks Presents anthology series based on Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Overcoat".
Director:
Michael McCarthy
Writer:
Lawrence B. Marcus
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Buster Keaton as The Man |
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James Hayter as The Chief |
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Carl Jaffe as The Tailor |
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Lynne Cole as The Girl |
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Geoffrey Keen as The Supervisor |
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Self - Host |
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Lily Kann as The Landlady (uncredited) |
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Christopher Lee as Factory proprietor (uncredited) |
| Writing | Nikolai Gogol | Novel |
| Sound | Bretton Byrd | Music |
| Production | Lance Comfort | Producer |
| Editing | Peter Pitt | Editor |
| Writing | Lawrence B. Marcus | Screenplay |
| Camera | Kenneth Talbot | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Michael McCarthy | Director |