Children Who Labor

Overview

The father of a working class family is having trouble finding a job, because the local textile mill is hiring only inexpensive child labor. Reluctantly, he allows his oldest daughter to work in the mill. Meanwhile, in New York, the wealthy businessman Hanscomb is being urged to speak out against child labor, but he declines to do so. Then, while Mrs. Hanscomb and her daughter are traveling, the young girl accidentally wanders away, gets lost, and is taken in by the working class family. To help them, she takes a job in the mill. While this is taking place, Hanscomb has initiated a search for the daughter even as he goes about building up his financial empire.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 22, 1912

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Edison Studios

Cast

Robert Conness,Mary Fuller,Miriam Nesbitt,John Sturgeon,Viola Dana,Shirley Mason

Director

Ashley Miller

Writer

Ethel Browning

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0002098