Civilization's Child
1916, English. Directed by Charles Giblyn.
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,
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- 0h 50m
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- Released
- 23 April 1916
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- C. Gardner Sullivan
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Who directed Civilization's Child?
Civilization's Child (1916) was directed by Charles Giblyn and stars William H. Thompson, Anna Lehr, Jack Standing.