The Awakening

The story

A French country lass Marie Ducrot, name is "mud" after she is compromised by a German soldier . Turning to religion, Banky becomes one of the "sisters in white" in the field hospitals of World War 1. THE AWAKENING was nominated by the Academy for its Art Direction in the first transitional year of the talkies. A vast number of films from this year are lost and this is no exception. No print or negative materials are known to exist at this time. William Cameron Menzies received his third nomination for this film, having received two the prior year and winning for both.

Cast

V Vilma BankyMarie Ducrot W Walter ByronCount Karl von Hagen L Louis WolheimLe Bete G George DavisThe Orderly W William OrlamondGrandfather Ducrot C Carl von HaartmanLt. Franz Geyer R Rex the DogDog (uncredited) Y Yola d'Avril D David Findlay A Arno Frey O Owen Gorin G George Jackson

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C Carmencita Johnson V Virginia Jolley A Anna Kaloustian J Jean LavertyBar Maid B Babe London D Dan Mason J Jack McDonaldSoldier S Sam Savitsky H Henry Schultz F Ferdinand Schumann-Heink P Paul Vasel A Ann Warrington B Bert Woodruff