Helena, Montana Area is 205th in size, as defined by Nielsen Media Research, and is the fifth smallest media market in the nation. Helena, Montana Helena is the state capital of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and was established in 1864. Over $3.6 billion of gold was extracted in the city limits over a duration of two decades, making it one of the wealthiest cities in the United States by the late nineteenth century. The concentration of wealth contributed to the
The Awakening of Helena Richie (film) reputed to be Barrymore's favorite of her silent film work. Actor Robert Cummings also played his same part in the 1909 Broadway play. The Awakening of Helena Richie (film) The Awakening of Helena Richie is a surviving 1916 silent film produced by B. A. Rolfe and distributed by Metro Pictures. It is based on the 1906 novel, "The Awakening of Helena Richie", by Margaret Deland and the 1909 Broadway play based on the novel starring Margaret Anglin and then child actor Raymond Hackett. This silent film version brings Ethel Barrymore to the Helena Richie role (as Anglin refused to do