The Cry of the Children

Name: The Cry of the Children
Genre: Drama
Released: 1912-04-30
Rating: 5.3

191229m

Drama

53%

14 TMDB ratings

Directed by George Nichols

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.

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

Crew

George Nichols

Director

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Poem

Details

Release date: April 30, 1912
Runtime: 29m
Director: George Nichols

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