A Cry for Help
1912, English. Directed by D.W. Griffith.
Knocked down by an automobile, the intoxicated tramp is taken to the doctor's house, received and treated to a square meal. The husband of a patient has just died, calls on the doctor, intending to kill him. The grief-crazed man is foiled several times by the return of the tramp, whom the maid at last pushes out of the house. She hears the doctor struggling with his assailant and faints. The tramp hears the doctor's cry for help and enters by a rear window, despite the objections of a policeman, in time to save his benefactor.
- Runtime
- 0h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- D.W. GriffithDirector
- Lionel BarrymoreThe Tramp
- Lillian GishThe Maid
- Walter MillerThe Doctor
- Harry CareyThe Thief
- Claire McDowellThe Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
- Robert HarronWitness to Accident
- Dorothy GishWitness to Accident
- Christy CabanneWitness to Accident
- John T. DillonPoliceman / Witness to Accident
- Alfred PagetPoliceman
Details
- Released
- 23 December 1912
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Edward Acker
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A Cry for Help runs 17 minutes (0h 17m).
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A Cry for Help is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is A Cry for Help on?
A Cry for Help isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 December 1912. (Checked 7 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Cry for Help?
A Cry for Help (1912) was directed by D.W. Griffith and stars Lionel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Walter Miller.