Child of the Big City (1914)

Child of the Big City (1914)

1914-03-05 Russia 37 Min. PG-13
5.5 21 votes

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 is Manetschka / Mary
Manetschka / Mary
Nina Kosljaninowa is Manetschka as a child
Manetschka as a child
Michael Salarow is Viktor Krawzow
Viktor Krawzow
Арсений Бибиков is Kramskoi, his friend
Kramskoi, his friend
Emma Bauer is The dancer
The dancer
Leonid Jost is The lackey
The lackey
Lidiya Tridenskaya is The washerwoman
The washerwoman