The Cry of the Children (1912)

5.3/10 29 min Drama

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.

Cast

James Cruze

The working father

Lila Chester

The factory owner's wife

William Russell

The factory owner

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