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The Cry of the Children
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by George O. Nichols (George Nichols)
Cast: Marie Eline [Alice, the little girl], Ethel Wright [the working mother], James Cruze [the working father], Lila H. Chester (Lila Chester) [the factory owner’s wife], William Russell [the factory owner]
Thanhouser Company production; distributed by Film Supply Company of America. / [?] From the book The Cry of the Children by Mrs. John Van Voorst and/or the poem “The Cry of the Children” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Cinematography by Carl L. Gregory (Carl Gregory). / No copyright registration. Released 30 April 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Survival status: Prints exist in the George Eastman Museum film archive [16mm reduction? negative]; in the Museum of Modern Art film archive [16mm reduction positive]; in the film holdings of Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum (EmGee Film Library collection) [16mm reduction positive]; and in the film holdings of JEF Films, Incorporated [16mm reduction positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Children - Textile mills
Listing updated: 3 December 2024.
References: Film viewing : Card-Seductive p. 36, 52, 74-77; Slide-Aspects p. 71; Sloan-Loud pp. 71-73, 89, 147; Tarbox-Lost pp. 97, 279 : Website-IMDb; Website-Thanhouser.
Home video: DVD.
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