Children of the Ghetto (1915)
- Directed by
- Frank Powell
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This 1915 silent film tells a story set in a Jewish community. It follows characters based on Israel Zangwill's novel and play.
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What happens
Children of the Ghetto is a 1915 William Fox film with Broadway star Wilton Lackaye. Israel Zangwill wrote the story. Production of the film by the Box Office Attractions Company began in late December 1914 at the Pathe Studio in New York. When presented for exhibition in late January 1915, it comprised five reels. Frank Powell directed. Advertisements for the film are extant. The film was based on Zangwill's The Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People by Israel (London, 1892) and his play Children of the Ghetto (New York, October 16, 1899). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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