The Awakening of Helena Ritchie
Directed by John W. Noble
Plot
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 Barrymore
Helena Richie
Robert Cummings
Lloyd Pryor
Frank Montgomery
Benjamin Wright
James A. Furey
Dr. Lavendar (as J.A. Furey)
Maurice Steuart
Little David (as Maury Steuart)
Hassan Mussalli
Sam Wright
William A. Williams
Deacon Wright (as William Williams)
Robert Whittier
Frederick Richie
Charles Goodrich
Dr. King
Hattie Delaro
Mrs. King
Mary Asquith
Mrs. Wright