The Awakening (1909)

1909 · Silent film · 9 min · dir. D.W. Griffith

• Drama

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Synopsis

A confirmed bachelor learns that he will inherit his late uncle's fortune only if he marries, which he does reluctantly. Shortly afterward he returns to his bachelor lifestyle but realizes he can't get his wife's face out of his thoughts.

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Details

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writer

Mary Pickford

Studio

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Released

1909-09-29

Running time

9 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Silent Hall of Fame, Silent Films, Feature Films

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• D.W. Griffith
• Billy Bitzer
• Biograph Company
• Mary Pickford
• Arthur V. Johnson
• silent film
• silent era
• silent drama

Cast & crew

• D.W. Griffith Director
• Arthur V. Johnson
• Clara T. Bracy
• Mary Pickford
• AAnthony O'Sullivan
• Kate Bruce
• Owen Moore
• George Nichols
• Mack Sennett

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