The Cry of the Weak is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice with an original story and scenario by Ouida Bergère and starring Fannie Ward. Astra Film Corp produced and Pathé Exchange distributed.[1]
| The Cry of the Weak | |
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_-_Ad_1.jpg) Ad for the film from a 1919 issue of Moving Picture World | |
| Directed by | George Fitzmaurice K. C. Stewart (asst. director) |
| Written by | Ouida Bergère |
| Starring | Fannie Ward |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes; 5 reels |
| Country | USA |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (April 2024) |
Cast
edit- Fannie Ward - Mary Dexter
- Frank Elliott - District Attorney Dexter
- Walt Whitman - Judge Creighton
- Paul Willis - Budd
Preservation
editWith no prints of The Cry of the Weak located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[2] In February 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[1][3]
References
edit- 1 2 "The Cry of the Weak". afi.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Cry Of The Weak". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
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