A Woman's Awakening is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Seena Owen, Kate Bruce and Spottiswoode Aitken.[1]
A Woman's Awakening | |
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Directed by | Chester Withey |
Written by | Frank E. Woods |
Starring | Seena Owen Kate Bruce Spottiswoode Aitken |
Cinematography | David Abel |
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Distributed by | Triangle Distributing |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
editA young naive girl comes to the big city where she is negatively influenced by her superficial friends. She is guided into marriage with a worthless man who abuses her and spends her money. The man is eventually killed by the lead character's mother.[2]
Cast
edit- Seena Owen as Paula Letchworth
- Kate Bruce as Mrs. Letchworth
- Allan Sears as Allen Cotter
- Spottiswoode Aitken as Judge Cotter
- Charles K. Gerrard as Lawrence Topham
- Alma Rubens as Cousin Kate
- Jennie Lee as Mammie
References
edit- ^ Langman p.58
- ^ "A Woman's Awakening". TCM. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
Bibliography
edit- Langman, Larry. American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.
External links
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