title: A Cry for Help (1912 film)
text: # A Cry for Help (1912 film)
  
  A Cry for Help is a 1912 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Lionel Barrymore as The Bum
  * Walter Miller as The Doctor
  * Lillian Gish as The Maid
  * Harry Carey as The Thief
  * Kate Bruce as Undetermined Role
  * W. Christy Cabanne as Witness to Accident
  * John T. Dillon as Policeman/Witness to Accident
  * Dorothy Gish as Witness to Accident
  * Robert Harron as Witness to Accident
  * Claire McDowell as Charity Patient
  * Alfred Paget as Policeman
  