Heredity (1912)
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.
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Harry CareyThe White Renegade Father
Jack PickfordThe Son of the White Renegade Father and Indian Mother
Madge KirbyThe Indian MotherWalter P. LewisThe Indian Chief
Kate BruceThe Indian WomanW.C. RobinsonIndian
Lionel BarrymoreWoodsman
Christy CabanneIndian
Robert HarronIndian
Hector V. SarnoIndianMovie DNA
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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.