The Awakening of Helena Ritchie

    The Awakening of Helena Ritchie
    1916

    Synopsis

    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 BarrymoreHelena Richie
    • Robert CummingsLloyd Pryor
    • Frank MontgomeryBenjamin Wright
    • James A. FureyDr. Lavendar (as J.A. Furey)
    • Maurice SteuartLittle David (as Maury Steuart)
    • Hassan MussalliSam Wright
    • William A. WilliamsDeacon Wright (as William Williams)
    • Robert WhittierFrederick Richie
    • Charles GoodrichDr. King
    • Hattie DelaroMrs. King
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