The Cry of the Children

The Cry of the Children

29 mins | 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.

The Cry of the Children

29 mins | April 30, 1912

The Cry of the Children
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Thanhouser Company
Original title The Cry of the Children
Directors George Nichols
Writers

Cast

Marie Eline

as Alice, the little girl

Ethel Wright

as The working mother

James Cruze

as The working father

Lila Chester

as The factory owner's wife

William Russell

as The factory owner