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,
- Date of release
- 1916-04-23
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Charles Giblyn
Casting
- William H. Thompson — Boss Jim McManus
- Anna Lehr — Berna
- Jack Standing — Nicolay Turgenev
- Dorothy Dalton — Ellen McManus
- Clyde Benson — Jacob Weil
Interesting facts
Production
The film was produced by Kay-Bee Pictures and by the New York Motion Picture Co.
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