The Cry of the Weak

The Cry of the Weak
The Cry of the Weak
	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	Astra Film Corp
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	May 4, 1919;
Running time	50 minutes; 5 reels
Country	USA
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

The Cry of the Weak is a silent film drama 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]

Plot

Cast

Fannie Ward - Mary Dexter
Frank Elliott - District Attorney Dexter
Walt Whitman - Judge Creighton
Paul Willis - Budd

Preservation

With no prints of The Cry of the Weak located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[2] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Cry of the Weak". afi.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Cry of the Weak". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

External links

The Cry of the Weak at IMDb
The Cry of the Weak at AllMovie

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[afi-1] "The Cry of the Weak". afi.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

[American_Silent_Feature_Film_Database-2] "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Cry of the Weak". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

[Lost_U.S._Silent_Feature_Films-3] "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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