The Cry of the Children

Synopsis

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

George Nichols

Director

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

George Nichols

Director

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