The Awakening of Helena Ritchie (1916)
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.
Director: John W. Noble
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Ethel Barrymore as Helena Richie |
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Robert Cummings as Lloyd Pryor |
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Frank Montgomery as Benjamin Wright |
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James A. Furey as Dr. Lavendar (as J.A. Furey) |
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Maurice Steuart as Little David (as Maury Steuart) |
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Hassan Mussalli as Sam Wright |
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William A. Williams as Deacon Wright (as William Williams) |
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Robert Whittier as Frederick Richie |
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Charles Goodrich as Dr. King |
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Hattie Delaro as Mrs. King |
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Mary Asquith as Mrs. Wright |
| Directing | John W. Noble | Director |
| Writing | Margaret Deland | Novel |
| Writing | John W. Noble | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Charlotte Thompson | Theatre Play |
