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Heredity (1912)

Directed by D.W. Griffith

Overview

Nine-year-old Nedda is a direct descendant of the Trevors, a family that can trace its roots back to the reign of King Charles I. Alas, the Trevors suffer severe financial reverses, and Nedda is yanked from the luxury of her ancestral home in Britain to be raised on New York’s Lower East Side. Ten years later, the grown-up Nedda stands accused of the murder of her mother.

Rated NR | Length 17 minutes

Actors

Lionel Barrymore | Robert Harron | Alfred Paget | Harry Carey | Christy Cabanne | Jack Pickford | Madge Kirby | W.C. Robinson | Kate Bruce | Hector V. Sarno | Walter P. Lewis