Her Awakening
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Her Awakening is a 1911 short predating feature-length films starring comedienne Mabel Normand
and directed by D. W. Griffith
. Normand portrays a vivaciously effervescent young woman ashamed to introduce her poorly dressed mother to her elegant suitor. This early comedy/drama helped launch Normand's career.
The film was produced by the Biograph Company when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey
at the beginning of the 20th century. and was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art
in New York City
in 2006 as part of a one-night program about the city's brief reign as movie capital of the United States.
Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand was an American silent film comedienne and actress. She was a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and is noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers and directors...
and directed by D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith
David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance .Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera...
. Normand portrays a vivaciously effervescent young woman ashamed to introduce her poorly dressed mother to her elegant suitor. This early comedy/drama helped launch Normand's career.
The film was produced by the Biograph Company when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 35,345. Located atop the Hudson Palisades, the borough is the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge...
at the beginning of the 20th century. and was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 2006 as part of a one-night program about the city's brief reign as movie capital of the United States.
Cast
- Mabel NormandMabel NormandMabel Normand was an American silent film comedienne and actress. She was a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and is noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers and directors...
... The Daughter - Harry Hyde ... The Sweetheart
- Kate Bruce ... The Mother
- Edwin August
- William J. Butler ... A Doctor
- Donald CrispDonald CrispDonald Crisp was an English film actor. He was also an early motion picture producer, director and screenwriter...
... Accident Witness - Frank Evans ... Accident Witness
- Robert HarronRobert HarronRobert "Bobby" Harron was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in scores of films, he is possibly best remembered for his roles in the D.W. Griffith directed films Intolerance and The Birth of a Nation...
... On Street/Accident Witness - J. Jiquel Lanoe ... A Doctor/Accident Witness
- Fred Mace ... A Laundry Customer
- Charles Hill Mailes ... Accident Witness
- Vivian Prescott ... A Laundry Employee
- W.C. Robinson ... Accident Witness
- Marion Sunshine
- Kate Toncray ... Old Woman/Accident Witness