A French country lass Marie Ducrot, name is "mud" after she is compromised by a German soldier . Turning to religion, Banky becomes one of the "sisters in white" in the field hospitals of World War 1. THE AWAKENING was nominated by the Academy for its Art Direction in the first transitional year of the talkies. A vast number of films from this year are lost and this is no exception. No print or negative materials are known to exist at this time. William Cameron Menzies received his third nomination for this film, having received two the prior year and winning for both.
Stars: Vilma Banky, Walter Byron, Louis Wolheim, George Davis, William Orlamond, Carl von Haartman
Crew: Victor Fleming (Director), H.H. Caldwell (Writer), Katherine Hilliker (Writer), Carey Wilson (Writer), Frances Marion (Story), Samuel Goldwyn (Producer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Runtime: 90 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 17, 1928
IMDb: 6
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