The Awakening of Helena Ritchie (1916)

0h 50m · 18 Dec 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.

Movie ID	152787
Genre	Drama
Director	John W. Noble
Main cast	Ethel Barrymore, Robert Cummings, Frank Montgomery, James A. Furey, Maurice Steuart, Hassan Mussalli, William A. Williams, Robert Whittier
Release date	18 December 1916
Release year	1916
Language	No Language
Duration	50 min (0h 50m)
Rating	–
Production house	Rolfe Photoplays