The Cry of the Children

1912 • Directed by

George Nichols

Drama

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.

Release Date

4/30/1912

Rating

5.3/10

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

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