The Cry of the Children

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Release date: April 30, 1912
Duration: 29 minutes
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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.

Starring

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James Cruze
The working father
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Lila Chester
The factory owner's wife
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William Russell
The factory owner