The Cry of the Children

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1912 · 29 min · Drama · TMDB 5.3/10

Overview

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.

Directed by George Nichols

Cast

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