Civilization's Child (1916)

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Released:
1916-04-23

Overview:
After an idyllic mountain life in Russia, Berna goes to live with her uncle in the Jewish section of Kiev, arriving just as Cossacks massacre most of the Jews in the city. Berna escapes to New York and works at a sweatshop controlled by Boss Jim McManus, but he seduces her, then throws her out on the street, and she becomes a prostitute. Berna later marries Nicolay Turgenev, a young musician,

Director:
Charles Giblyn

Runtime:
0h 50min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • William H. Thompson
    as
    Boss Jim McManus
  • Anna Lehr
    as
    Berna
  • Jack Standing
    as
    Nicolay Turgenev
  • Dorothy Dalton
    as
    Ellen McManus
  • Clyde Benson
    as
    Jacob Weil