Volume II: Filmography

HER AWAKENING

(Princess)

April 17, 1914 (Friday)

Length: 1 reel (1,001 feet)

Character: Drama

Cast: Muriel Ostriche (Helen Gray), Nolan Gane, Morgan Jones, Charles Horan

SYNOPSIS, The Moving Picture World, April 25, 1914:

"Helen Gray, the daughter of a hard working carpenter, receives the attention of her employer (Mr. Adams), much against her father's will. On her birthday, Mr. Adams invites her to dine with him and presents her with a handsome bracelet.

"That night, on Helen's return home, at twelve o'clock, her father, who has waited up for her, upbraids her. She becomes frightened as he threatens to kill Adams and her, if she goes out with him again. Helen, much worried, goes to bed. She dreams she meets Adams and is caught by her father, who takes his revenge on Adams.

"Adams dies later, and the father is convicted of murder. In the courtroom scene Helen becomes hysterical and pleads for her father's life. She is next shown bidding her father the last farewell before his execution. She screams as they are leading her away and awakens to find it is all a dream. She rushes into her father's room and awakens him by hugging and kissing him. The next morning she returns the bracelet, sends in her resignation to Mr. Adams, and decides to remain at home and keep house for her father."

REVIEW, The Moving Picture World, May 2, 1914:

"This is an entertaining picture which carries with it a lesson to girls who are forced by circumstances to hold positions in offices where they are at the mercy of unprincipled employers. Muriel Ostriche plays the part of the little stenographer, in a natural and artistic manner. She is the oldest of three children, whom a loving and widowed father is attempting to the best of his abilities to provide for. A well-made and worthy offering on any program."

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