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A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) – biographical drama film about Paul Reuter, the man who built the famous news service that bears his name [1] [2] Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) – biographical historical drama film depicting the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States [3]
Documentary films about the labor movement (2 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Films about the labor movement" The following 102 pages are in this category, out of 102 total.
Harvest of Shame was a 1960 television documentary presented by broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow on CBS that showed the plight of American migrant agricultural workers.It was Murrow's final documentary for the network; he left CBS at the end of January 1961, at John F. Kennedy's request, to become head of the United States Information Agency.
A Dangerous Profession is a 1949 American film noir directed by Ted Tetzlaff, written by Warren Duff and Martin Rackin, and starring George Raft, Ella Raines and Pat O'Brien. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The film was one of a series of thrillers in which Raft appeared in the late 1940s, with decreasing commercial results.
The list of worker deaths in United States labor disputes captures known incidents of fatal labor-related violence in U.S. labor history, which began in the colonial era with the earliest worker demands around 1636 for better working conditions. It does not include killings of enslaved persons.
The Act went into effect in October 1940, and was upheld in the Supreme Court on 3 February 1941. 1939 (United States) Chrysler Auto Strike occurred. [40] Flint Sit-Down Strike window 1939 (United States) General Motors Tool and Die Makers' Strike occurred. [40] 27 February 1939 (United States) The Supreme Court rules that sit-down strikes are ...
1960 1960 Writers Guild of America strike: 148 days [9] (Film) 156 days [9] (TV) [16] 1960 1960 Actors Strike 42 days [17] [18] 1952 1952 Actors Strike 79 days [19] 1945 Set decorators Hollywood Black Friday strike 231 days 1942-1944 1942–1944 musicians' strike: 834 days (the longest of all Hollywood strikes) 1941 Disney animators' strike ...
Free, Blonde and 21 is a 1940 American drama film directed by Ricardo Cortez and written by Frances Hyland. The film stars Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes, Joan Davis, Henry Wilcoxon, Robert Lowery, Alan Baxter and Kay Aldridge. [1] [2] [3] The film was released on March 29, 1940, by 20th Century Fox.