With These Hands (film)
With These Hands is a 52 minute 1950 documentary film directed by Jack Arnold and starring Sam Levene as Alexander Brody; originally created for showing to members of the ILGWU, the film opened June 15, 1950 at the 1100 seat Gotham Theatre.[1] The film was nominated[2] for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3][4] Produced by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, the film used actors to recreate the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and compare working conditions of the early 20th century to that of the 1950s.
| With These Hands | |
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| Directed by | Jack Arnold |
| Produced by | Jack Arnold Lee Goodman |
| Written by | Morton Wishengrad |
| Starring | Sam Levene |
| Cinematography | Gerald Hirschfeld |
| Edited by | Charles R. Senf |
Production company | Promotional Films Co. for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union |
Release date |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Sam Levene as Alexander Brody
- Arlene Francis as Jenny
- Joseph Wiseman as Deleo
- Louis Sorin as Boss
- Alexander Scourby as Doctor
- Rudy Bond as Business agent
- Alexander Lockwood as Doctor (in 1913)
- Haskell Coffin as Impartial chainman
- Julius Bing as Triangle boss
- Morris Strassberg as Bagel and Lox
- Rolly Bester as Typist
- Gail Gregg as Girl in fire
- Judy Walther as Tess
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References
- With These Hands (1950) - IMDb, retrieved July 18, 2020
- "National Film Preservation Foundation: With These Hands (1950)". www.filmpreservation.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- Crowther, Bosley. "NY Times: With These Hands". NY Times. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- "The 22nd Academy Awards (1950) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
External links
- With These Hands on IMDb
- Watch With These Hands at the National Film Preservation Foundation
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