With These Hands (film)

1950 film

  • June 15, 1950 (1950-06-15)
Running time
52 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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 1100-seat Gotham Theatre.[1] The film was nominated[2] for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3][4]

The film recreates Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and compares working conditions of the 1910s with the 1950s.

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

References

  1. ^ With These Hands (1950) - IMDb, retrieved July 18, 2020
  2. ^ "National Film Preservation Foundation: With These Hands (1950)". www.filmpreservation.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Crowther, Bosley (2011). "NY Times: With These Hands". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  4. ^ "The 23rd Academy Awards (1951) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
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