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With These Hands (1950) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1950 · 52 mins · English
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- Starring
- Jack Arnold, Arlene Francis, Louis Sorin, Joseph Wiseman, Sam Levene, Rolly Bester
Commissioned by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, the film reenacts the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire with actors, dramatizing the tragedy. It then compares the hazardous labor conditions of the early‑20th‑century garment industry with those of the 1950s, underscoring ongoing struggles for workplace safety and workers’ rights.
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