Love in the Ghetto (1912)
Everybody's ordered out on a strike when Benjamin Cohen, proprietor of a sweat-shop, reduces the employees' wages ten per cent. Rebecca Barish, a young Jewess, and her father, reluctantly go out with the rest. Unable to find other work, their circumstances become so reduced that Rebecca is obliged to go to the pawnshop with some of their belongings, and while there, Jacob Stattler, the pawnbroker, takes a fancy to her, and offers her father, through a schatehen, five hundred dollars to give her to him in manage.
Director: Hal Reid
Genre: Drama, Romance
Runtime: 11 min
Release Date: May 13, 1912
Cast
- Ralph Ince - Barish - the Father
- Rosemary Theby - Rebecca Barish - the Daughter
- Tom Powers - Sammy Bertram - Rebecca's Sweetheart
Production: Vitagraph Company of America
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Original Language: en
Keywords
lost film
More Films by Director: Hal Reid
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Love in the Ghetto about?
- Everybody's ordered out on a strike when Benjamin Cohen, proprietor of a sweat-shop, reduces the employees' wages ten per cent. Rebecca Barish, a young Jewess, and her father, reluctantly go out with the rest. Unable to find other work, their circumstances become so reduced that Rebecca is obliged to go to the pawnshop with some of their belongings, and while there, Jacob Stattler, the pawnbroker, takes a fancy to her, and offers her father, through a schatehen, five hundred dollars to give her to him in manage.
- Who directed Love in the Ghetto?
- Love in the Ghetto was directed by Hal Reid.
- Who stars in Love in the Ghetto?
- Love in the Ghetto stars Ralph Ince, Rosemary Theby, Tom Powers.
- How long is Love in the Ghetto?
- Love in the Ghetto has a runtime of 11m (11 minutes).
- What genre is Love in the Ghetto?
- Love in the Ghetto is a Drama, Romance film.
- Where was Love in the Ghetto produced?
- Love in the Ghetto was produced in United States of America.