A Woman's Awakening

A Woman's Awakening
A Woman's Awakening
Directed by	Chester Withey
Written by	Frank E. Woods
Starring	Seena Owen ; Kate Bruce ; Spottiswoode Aitken
Cinematography	David Abel
Production; company	Fine Arts Film Company
Distributed by	Triangle Distributing
Release date	March 25, 1917;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent ; English intertitles

Last updated December 16, 2025

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

↑ Langman p.58
↑ "A Woman's Awakening". TCM. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

Bibliography

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

External links

A Woman's Awakening at IMDb

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[1] Langman p.58

[2] "A Woman's Awakening". TCM. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

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