Summaries

Paul Robeson narrates a mix of dramatizations and archival footage about the bill of rights being under attack during the 1930s by union busting corporations, their spies and contractors. In dramatizations, we see a Michigan farmer beaten for speaking up at a meeting, a union man murdered in an apartment in Cleveland, two sharecroppers near Fort Smith Arkansas shot by men deputized by the local sheriff, a spy stealing the names of union members, and a dead Chicago union man eulogized. In archival footage we witness police and goons beating lawfully assembled union organizers, and we see men at work and union families at play. The narration celebrates patriotism and democracy.—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • 1940s
  • 20th century
  • union
  • cleveland ohio
  • year 1942
Genres
  • Drama
  • History
Release date May 10, 1942
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Frontier Films

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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