A Woman's Awakening

1917 film
  • March 25, 1917 (1917-03-25)
Running time
50 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

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]

Plot

A 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

  • 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

  1. ^ Langman p.58
  2. ^ "A Woman's Awakening". TCM. Retrieved 2023-07-10.

Bibliography

  • Langman, Larry. American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.

External links

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