The Cry of the Children(1912)
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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The working father
The factory owner's wife
The factory owner
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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.
Release Date
1912-04-30
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5.3
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