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The Awakening of Ruth (1917)
Ruth Hoagland grows up on the Florida Keys with no companion other than her father, a half-witted fisherman who spends most of his time hunting for buried treasure. Vacationing yachtsman Bob Winthrop and Ruth fall in love, but Winthrop returns to New York, and after a year, has forgotten Ruth. After finding two chests in a cave, Ruth locates her father unconscious from a fall. She goes to the mainland for help, but returns with the Reverend Josiah Arbuthnot and Dr. William Strong, to find her father dead. Strong, out of kindness, offers to marry her, but Ruth declines, sure that Winthrop will return.
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Ruth Hoagland grows up on the Florida Keys with no companion other than her father, a half-witted fisherman who spends most of his time hunting for buried treasure. Vacationing yachtsman Bob Winthrop and Ruth fall in love, but Winthrop returns to New York, and after a year, has forgotten Ruth. After finding two chests in a cave, Ruth locates her father unconscious from a fall. She goes to the mainland for help, but returns with the Reverend Josiah Arbuthnot and Dr. William Strong, to find her father dead. Strong, out of kindness, offers to marry her, but Ruth declines, sure that Winthrop will return.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama
Written By:Lucien Hubbard
In Theaters:9/17/1917
Box Office:
Runtime:59 minutes
Studio:Perfection Pictures, Edison Studios
Cast
Edward H. Griffith
Director
Shirley Mason
Ruth Hoagland
George J. Forth
Bob Winthrop
Joseph Burke
Reuben Hoagland
William T. Hayes
Reverend Josiah Arbuthnot
Donald Hall
Dr. William Strong
Sally Crute
Fay Harrington
Jessie Stevens
Mrs. Greer
Edward Elkas
Joseph Ulrich
David Davies
Henri Ressori
Carolyn Lee
Rosaline Fothergill
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