The Cry of the Children Poster

The Cry of the Children

53.08% | April 30, 1912 |

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.

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George Nichols
Director
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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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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