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A Child of the Ghetto
Released: June 6, 1910 (1910)
Runtime: 16 minutes
Genres: Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- W. Chrystie Miller as The Old Man
Age at release: 66
- Clara T. Bracy as The Farm Woman
Age at release: 62
- Kate Bruce as Ruth's Mother
Age at release: 50
- William J. Butler as In Second Shop
Age at release: 50
- George Nichols as Officer Quinn
Age at release: 45
- Dell Henderson as The Proprietor
Age at release: 32
- Henry B. Walthall as The Farmer
Age at release: 32
- Charles Craig as In Sweatshop
Age at release: 32
- Charles West as The Proprietor's Son
Age at release: 24
- Dorothy West as Ruth
Age at release: 18
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- Frank Evans as Policeman
Age at release: 61
- Francis J. Grandon as Doctor
Age at release: 31
- Guy Hedlund as In Sweatshop
Age at release: 25
- Ruth Hart as In Second Shop
Age at release: 23
- Gladys Egan as Flower Girl
Age at release: 10