Should a Baby Die?
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Perry N. Vekroff
Arthur Donaldson
Gazelle Marche
J. W. Johnston
Florence Hackett
Baby Christine
Film Details
Synopsis
Burton, the son of a wealthy family, falls in love with Jacob Cohen's daughter Lydia, but because Burton is not Jewish, Jacob refuses to consent to a marriage. Similarly, Burton's family is alarmed because of Lydia's religion and also because her family is too impoverished to be socially acceptable. Then, Lydia discovers that she really is not Jewish at all. Her natural parents died when she was just a baby and Jacob and his wife adopted the girl, who was near death at the time, to raise as their own daughter. After the removal of the religious obstacle, the social one vanishes, too, when Lydia learns that her real parents were millionaires, and, as a result, she and Burton get married.
Director
Perry N. Vekroff
Cast
Arthur Donaldson
Gazelle Marche
J. W. Johnston
Florence Hackett
Baby Christine
Sonia Marcelle
Camille Dalberg
Mrs. Donaldson
George Henry
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The working title for this film was For Sale, A Baby. Production began at the Kinemacolor studio in Whitestone, Long Island in the fall of 1915. The film, under the early title, was to be released by World Film Corp. and according to one news item, the film was released by World under the early title, but this has not been confirmed. Although no confirmed release date has been found, evidence indicates that the film was released in 1916. This film was re-released by Arista Film Corp. in 1922 under the title Orphans of the Ghetto. Donald L. Buchanon, an assistant director and cutter, listed this film in his credits in the 1918 Motion Picture Studio Directory.
