Movie

Civilization's Child

(en)

1916

50m

Civilization's Child

Drama

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,

Status: Released

Release date: April 23, 1916

Countries of origin: United States of America,

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Production companies
  • New York Motion Picture
  • Kay-Bee Pictures

Top Cast

William H. Thompson

William H. Thompson

as Boss Jim McManu...

Anna Lehr

Anna Lehr

as Berna

Jack Standing

Jack Standing

as Nicolay Turgene...

Dorothy Dalton

Dorothy Dalton

as Ellen McManus

Clyde Benson

Clyde Benson

as Jacob Weil

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