Child of the Big City (1914)

5.5/10 37 min Drama

Overview

Seamstress Mary dreams of a better life outside a sweatshop. Her dreams come true when she draws the attention of the bourgeois Victor. She soon tires of him, and thanks to her, his money is almost gone. When he suggests settling down outside the big city, where his money could be enough for a modest living, she leaves him and picks up a new lover. A year later, he is living in a shabby, cold hovel, still pining away for her.

Cast

Yelena Smirnova

Manetschka / Mary

Arseniy Bibikov

Kramskoi, his friend

Emma Bauer

The dancer

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