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Film, Video United action means victory, story of the General Motors tool & die strike, 1939

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Title

  • United action means victory, story of the General Motors tool & die strike, 1939

Summary

  • Sponsored film about the 1939 Tool and Die Makers Union strike against General Motors in Detroit, Saginaw, and Cleveland.

Names

  • International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO)
  • Frontier Films (New York, N.Y.)

Created / Published

  • United States : Frontier Films, 1939.

Contents

  • Chevrolet gear and experimental -- Steering gear -- Fisher 21, 23, 37 -- Fisher -- Cadillac Motors -- Ternstedt -- Fleetwood -- Fisher -- Fisher

Headings

  • -  General Motors Corporation Strike, 1939
  • -  Strikes and lockouts--Automobile industry
  • -  Automobile industry workers--Labor unions

Genre

  • Sponsored films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Voices: Virginia Stevens, Earl Robinson ; commentary: Charles Gordon.
  • -  Edited by UAW-CIO Educational Department ; music by Earl Robinson ; assisted by American People's Chorus ; narration and sound by David Wolff & Lionel Berman of 'Frontier Films' ; research assistant, Ralph Marlatt.
  • -  Sources used: National Film Preservation Foundation WWW site, viewed July 19, 2018; Internet movie database, viewed July 19, 2018.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital, MPEG-4) (ca. 36 min.) : sd., b&w.

Source Collection

  • Berman (Louise R.) Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018601407

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

International Union, United Automobile Workers Of America, and Frontier Films. United action means victory, story of the General Motors tool & die strike. United States: Frontier Films, 1939. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018601407/.

APA citation style:

International Union, U. A. W. O. A. & Frontier Films. (1939) United action means victory, story of the General Motors tool & die strike. United States: Frontier Films. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2018601407/.

MLA citation style:

International Union, United Automobile Workers Of America, and Frontier Films. United action means victory, story of the General Motors tool & die strike. United States: Frontier Films, 1939. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2018601407/>.