Movie Description
A Child of the Ghetto
(1910)Overview
After her mother's death, Ruth struggles to support herself as a seamstress. While Ruth delivers shirts to the factory owner, the owner's son steals some money and Ruth is accused of the crime. She flees the ghetto of New York's Lower East Side and hides in the country where she meets a young farmer.
Featured Crew
- Director : D.W. Griffith
- Producer : Edwin S. Porter
- Writer : Stanner E.V. Taylor
- Cast : Dorothy West,Kate Bruce,Dell Henderson,Charles West,W. Chrystie Miller,George Nichols,Henry B. Walthall,Clara T. Bracy,William J. Butler,Charles Craig,Gladys Egan,Frank Evans,Francis J. Grandon,Ruth Hart,Guy Hedlund
Cast
Ruth
Ruth's Mother
The Proprietor
The Proprietor's Son
The Old Man
Officer Quinn
The Farmer
The Farm Woman
In Second Shop
In Sweatshop
Flower Girl
Policeman
Doctor
In Second Shop
In Sweatshop
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Facts
Original TitleA Child of the Ghetto
Status Released
Release Information
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1910-06-06
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 16m
Production CompaniesAmerican Mutoscope & Biograph
Genres
- Drama

































