Academy Awards, USA 1951
| Nominated Oscar | Best Documentary, Features Jack Arnold Lee Goodman |
Distinguished Films Inc.
Directed by Jack Arnold
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
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A broken down factory worker applying for a retirement pension from his union reflects on the early days of the worker's movement. Shown are the abhorrent working conditions in the big city factories which lead directly to the deadly Triangle Factory fire which killed hundreds in 1911. The workers successfully unionized, but still had to resort to strikes to get living wages and better working conditions. The topic is as relevant as ever given the demise of unions in the past decade or so, but the film is a barely watchable relic, heavy with propaganda (sponsored by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union) and a print in very poor condition.
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