The film's use of symbolism makes it an artistic masterpiece as well. The Cry Of the Children should be required watching in all film history courses, and is a title that no serious collector of silents should be without. A group of husbands and wives go on a camping trip. The women overwork themselves waiting on their husbands hand and foot while the husbands have fun fishing and hunting. They leave a note to the husbands saying they are going on strike and camping out on the next island.
Pandemonium occurs when the husbands return from fishing and find the women have left.
The husbands finally surrender and call a truce. Also featured in the cast of this film is William Garwood, and a special guest appearance by the Jordan sisters, who were highly acclaimed professional divers of the time. A truly delightful comedy that will have you rollicking with laughter. The Star Of Bethlehem , which was released on Christmas Eve of 1912, was one of the most ambitious films of 1912, featuring a cast of over 200 players. This is the first time that any of William Russell's earlier work has been available to us on video.