With These Hands (1950)
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.
- Date of release
- 1950-06-15
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary
- Director
- Jack Arnold
Casting
- Sam Levene — Alexander Brody
- Arlene Francis — Jenny Brody
- Joseph Wiseman — Mike Deleo
- Louis Sorin — Men's Workshop Boss (uncredited)
- Rolly Bester — Union Services Secretary (uncredited)
- Jack Arnold — Communist Agitator (uncredited)
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
With These Hands is a 1950 documentary film presented in flashbacks directed by Jack Arnold and starring Sam Levene as Alexander Brody; originally created for showing to members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, the film opened June 15, 1950 at the 1,100-seat Gotham Theatre. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
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