The Cry of the Children

The Cry of the Children

5.3 | 1912-04-30 |

An indictment of the evils of child labor, the film was controversial in its time for its use of actual footage of children employed in a working mill.

Featured Crew

George Nichols Director
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Poem

Cast

Marie Eline
Marie Eline
Alice, the little girl
Ethel Wright
Ethel Wright
The working mother
James Cruze
James Cruze
The working father
Lila Chester
Lila Chester
The factory owner's wife
William Russell
William Russell
The factory owner

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