- Her Awakening
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name = Her Awakening
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director =D. W. Griffith
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starring =Mabel Normand
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cinematography =G. W. Bitzer
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distributor =Biograph Company
released = 1911
runtime = 18 minutes
country = USA
language = Silent
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imdb_id = 0001659"Her Awakening" is a 1911 short predating feature-length films starring comedienne
Mabel Normand and directed byD. W. Griffith . Normand portrays a lively young woman ashamed to introduce her poorly dressed mother to her elegant suitor. Normand's spirited charisma in this early comedy/drama, shot by Griffith in her second year as a screen actress, helped launch her career.The film was exhibited at the
Museum of Modern Art inNew York City in 2006 as part of a one-night program about films shot inFort Lee, New Jersey during the city's brief reign as movie capital of theUnited States .Cast
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Mabel Normand ... The Daughter
*Harry Hyde ... The Sweetheart
*Kate Bruce ... The Mother
*Edwin August
*William J. Butler ... A Doctor
*Donald Crisp ... Accident Witness
*Frank Evans ... Accident Witness
*Robert Harron ... 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
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