• Apr 30, 1912
  • 29 min
  • Full-HD

The Cry of the Children (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.

Category
Country
United States of America
Companies
Thanhouser Company

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

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