The Awakening

The Awakening (1917) is a drama film directed by George Archainbaud.

Abandoned on the church steps at birth Jacques Revilly is a pariah in his small hamlet finally heading to Paris to fulfill his dream of being an artist. After three years he has become quite adept but due to his slovenly ways and appearance he has been nicknamed “The Beast” and is once again exiled among society. One night he discovers a young girl who has collapsed in the roadside snow, with the assistance of his one friend Varney they nurse her back to health and “The Beast” begins to mend his ways.

Cast

Montagu Love

Jacques Revilly

Dorothy Kelly

Marguerite

John Davidson

Horace Chapron

Frank Beamish

Joseph Granby

Josephine Earle