Civilization's Child (1916)

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,

Directing:
  • Charles Giblyn

Writing:
  • C. Gardner Sullivan

Stars:
Release Date: 1916-04-23
  • Country: US
  • Language: en
  • Runtime: 50

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Dorothy Dalton
Dorothy Dalto...
Ellen McManus
William H. Thompson
William H. Th...
Boss Jim McManus
Anna Lehr
Anna Lehr
Berna
Jack Standing
Jack Standing
Nicolay Turgenev
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