The Awakening of Helena Richie (1916)
Drama | 18 December 1916
The 1916 film The Iron Woman (see entry) was also based on a Margaret Deland novel which featured “Helena Richie” (possibly referred to in that film as “Helena Ritchie”) as a supporting character. An item in the 9 Dec 1926 Motion Picture News noted that this screen adaptation was made by Rolfe Photoplays, Inc. via an arrangement with Deland’s publisher, Harper and Brothers.
The 11 Nov 1916 Moving Picture World announced that filming was nearing completion, and the 24 Nov 1916 Var reported that production had ended. The picture was issued on 18 Dec 1916, and had its Chicago, IL, debut on 23 Dec 1916, according to that day’s Chicago Daily Tribune.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, a copy of this film is held in the U.S. Archive. ...
The 1916 film The Iron Woman (see entry) was also based on a Margaret Deland novel which featured “Helena Richie” (possibly referred to in that film as “Helena Ritchie”) as a supporting character. An item in the 9 Dec 1926 Motion Picture News noted that this screen adaptation was made by Rolfe Photoplays, Inc. via an arrangement with Deland’s publisher, Harper and Brothers.
The 11 Nov 1916 Moving Picture World announced that filming was nearing completion, and the 24 Nov 1916 Var reported that production had ended. The picture was issued on 18 Dec 1916, and had its Chicago, IL, debut on 23 Dec 1916, according to that day’s Chicago Daily Tribune.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, a copy of this film is held in the U.S. Archive.
Helena Richie leaves her drunken husband, who killed their child, and goes to a small village with Lloyd Pryor. People believe that Helena and Lloyd are brother and sister, and Helena adopts a young boy, David, who had been a ward of the minister, Dr. Lavendar. Helena's husband dies, but Pryor, now tired of Helena, refuses to marry her. Helena tells Dr. Lavendar about her actual relationship with Lloyd, and the minister, shocked by the story, forces her to give up her son. Helena agrees, certain that she is an unfit mother. Finally, the minister becomes convinced of Helena's contrition and allows her to keep the ...
Helena Richie leaves her drunken husband, who killed their child, and goes to a small village with Lloyd Pryor. People believe that Helena and Lloyd are brother and sister, and Helena adopts a young boy, David, who had been a ward of the minister, Dr. Lavendar. Helena's husband dies, but Pryor, now tired of Helena, refuses to marry her. Helena tells Dr. Lavendar about her actual relationship with Lloyd, and the minister, shocked by the story, forces her to give up her son. Helena agrees, certain that she is an unfit mother. Finally, the minister becomes convinced of Helena's contrition and allows her to keep the boy.
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