Children_of_the_Ghetto_(film)

<i>Children of the Ghetto</i> (film)

Children of the Ghetto (film)

1915 silent film by Frank Powell

Not to be confused with A Child of the Ghetto.

Children of the Ghetto is a 1915 William Fox film with Broadway star Wilton Lackaye.[1][2] 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.[3] When presented for exhibition in late January 1915, it comprised five reels.[4]

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Frank Powell directed.[5] Advertisements for the film are extant.[6]

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).[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  2. [2]
    Lackaye, Wilton (February 26, 1915). "Children Of The Ghetto" – via memory.loc.gov.
  3. [3]
    "News of the Movies". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. January 2, 1915. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "Stageland Gossip". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. January 28, 1915. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    "Children of the Ghetto". www.tcm.com.
  6. [6]
    "Children of the Ghetto (William Fox, 1915). Herald (4" X 11"). | Lot #54076". Heritage Auctions.
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