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The Cry of the Weak
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4760 feet
Directed by George Fitzmaurice

Cast: Fannie Ward [Mary Dexter], Frank Elliott [District Attorney Dexter], Walt Whitman [Judge Creighton], Paul Willis [Budd]

Astra Film Corporation production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Extra Selected Fannie Ward Photoplay]. / Scenario by Ouida Bergère, from a screen story by Ouida Bergère. Assistant director, K.C. Stewart. Cinematography by A.C. Miller (Arthur C. Miller). / © 24 April 1919 by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [LU13635]. Released 4 May 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated, on 21 May 1922.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 14 October 2025.

References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.