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.
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Marie Eline as Alice, the little girl
Ethel Wright as The working mother
James Cruze as The working father
Lila Chester as The factory owner's wife
William Russell as The factory owner
United States 30 April 1912
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Original Title : The Cry of the Children Genre : Drama Country : United States Release Date : 30 April 1912 Directed by George O. Nichols Produced by ...
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