A Fool's Awakening

A Fool's Awakening
A Fool's Awakening
Directed by	Harold M. Shaw
Written by	Tom J. Hopkins
Based on	The Tale of Triona; by William J. Locke
Starring	Mary Alden ; Lionel Belmore ; Enid Bennett
Cinematography	Allen G. Siegler
Production; company	Metro Pictures
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release date	January 28, 1924;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

A Fool's Awakening is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Mary Alden, Lionel Belmore, and Enid Bennett.^[1]

Plot[edit]

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] John Briggs, who was seen service during World War I during the Bolshevik Revolution, returns to England. Discouraged by his failure to be a success in literature, he uses as source material for his stories the tales in a diary he found on a dead Russian soldier. Published using the name Alexis Triona, it becomes a hit. He weds Olivia Gale, and subsequently reveals his deception to her. Repulsed by Olivia after he meets her after driving his automobile, he deliberately swings the vehicle over a cliff. She goes to his aid. He recovers and they are reconciled.

Cast[edit]

Mary Alden as Myra
Lionel Belmore as Herbert Lorington
Enid Bennett as Olivia Gale
Edward Connelly as Blandon
Mark Fenton as Wainwright
Harrison Ford as John Briggs
Alec B. Francis as Maj. Oliphant
Pauline French as Lady Ordwynne
D.R.O. Hatswell as Bobby Walton
Lorimer Johnston as Col. Onslow
Harry Northrup as Hargrave Mavenna
Arline Pretty as Lydia Mainwaring
Evelyn Sherman as Miss Oliphant
John St. Polis as Lt. Wedderburn

References[edit]

^ Munden p. 260
^ Pardy, George T. (March 1, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: A Fool's Awakening". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (15). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 26. Retrieved September 19, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography[edit]

Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links[edit]

A Fool's Awakening at IMDb

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[1] Munden p. 260

[ETR-2] Pardy, George T. (March 1, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: A Fool's Awakening". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (15). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 26. Retrieved September 19, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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