Cast of
The Awakening

About The Awakening

  • Released on July 14, 1954

"The Awakening" is a 1954 short drama film of Douglas Fairbanks Presents anthology series based on Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Overcoat".

Full Cast of The Awakening

Buster Keaton
plays The Man

Buster Keaton as The Man

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James Hayter
plays The Chief

James Hayter as The Chief

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Carl Jaffe
plays The Tailor

Carl Jaffe as The Tailor

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Lynne Cole
plays The Girl

Geoffrey Keen
plays The Supervisor

Geoffrey Keen as The Supervisor

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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
plays Self - Host

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Self - Host

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Lily Kann
plays The Landlady (uncredited)

Crew of The Awakening

Camera

Kenneth Talbot
Director of Photography

Writing

Lawrence B. Marcus
Screenplay

Nikolai Gogol
Novel

Production

Lance Comfort
Producer

Directing

Michael McCarthy
Director

Editing

Peter Pitt
Editor

Sound

Bretton Byrd
Music