A Woman's Awakening is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Seena Owen, Kate Bruce and Spottiswoode Aitken.

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.

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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

Bibliography

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

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External links

1917 films

1917 drama films

1910s English-language films

American silent feature films

Silent American drama films

American black-and-white films

Films directed by Chester Withey

Triangle Film Corporation films

1910s American films

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