The Cry of the Children (1912)
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 ownerRecommendations
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