CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 0h 24m

For Twenty Cents A Day

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A film documenting work shortages during the Depression of the 1930s and the attempts to deal with the unemployed, in particular young men. The film discusses the establishment of relief camps and projects, where men were paid twenty cents per day; the founding of organizations such as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), Workers' Unity League, and Relief Camp Workers' Union; general unionization and protest of the unemployed, including the On To Ottawa Trek, Regina Riot, sit-in strike from May to June 1938 at the Vancouver Main Post Office, Vancouver Art Gallery and Hotel Georgia, and the resulting Bloody Sunday of June 19.

Directed byJim Monro

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 24m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1979

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring

Dorothy Livesay

Herself

Creative team
Directed by
Jim Monro

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