Her Awakening

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Her Awakening
Directed by	D. W. Griffith
Starring	Mabel Normand
Cinematography	G. W. Bitzer
Distributed by	Biograph Company
Release date(s)	1911
Running time	18 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent
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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 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 in New York City in 2006 as part of a one-night program about films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey during the city's brief reign as movie capital of the United States.

[edit] Cast

• 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