The Cry of the Children

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:
Duration:

29 minutes

Year:

1912

Director:

George Nichols

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Company:

Thanhouser Company

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

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