Civilization's Child

Civilization's Child

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,

Top 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