The Awakening of Helena Ritchie(1916)
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: The Awakening of Helena Ritchie
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dr. Lavendar (as J.A. Furey)
Little David (as Maury Steuart)
Sam Wright
Deacon Wright (as William Williams)
Frederick Richie
Dr. King
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