1955LABOR UNIONS
HUGH O'BRIAN & TERESA WRIGHT ARE PRESENTED AS A PLANT FOREMAN & HIS WIFE WHO HAVE BEEN CONTENT TO STAY OUT OF UNION ACTIVITIES. THEY CHANGE THEIR ATTITUDE AND THE RESULTING INCIDENTS ILLUSTRATE THAT UNION PROBLEMS NEED TO BE SOLVED BY ALL THE MEMBERS.
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MAN LOUNGING AT HOME LIES ON THE COUCH WATCHING NEWS ON THE TELEVISION 1950s DECOR. WATCHING TV AND SMOKING A CIGARETTE. LABOR NEWS REPORT.
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POV WATCHING TV NEWS REPORTER ON 1950s TV SET. RED SCARE. "COMMUNISTS STILL CONTROL SOME UNIONS.."
"...SUBVERSIVE INFILTRATION.." |
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MAN FRUSTRATED WITH THE NEWS GETS UP AND TURNS OFF THE TV. TALKS TO HIS WIFE AS SHE READS A MAGAZINE.
NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO HER HUSBAND'S RANTING. COOL 1950s CHAIR. |
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DRIVE IN MOVIE THEATER NEON SIGN AT NIGHT. TILT DOWN 1950s NEON DRIVE IN MOVIE THEATER SIGN. WORKER DIRECTS CARS
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MAN OPENS CAR DOORS FOR HIS FAMILY. COMING HOME FROM A NIGHT OUT. CARRIES SLEEPING YOUNG SON INTO THE HOUSE. MAN'S FRIEND HAS TO TALK TO HIM RIGHT NOW.
IMPORTANT. HUSBAND INTRODUCES HIS WIFE TO CO-WORKER. |
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MAN APOLOGIZES FOR COMING OVER SO LATE BUT IS WORRIED BECAUSE HE IS FROM RUSSIA. 1950s RED SCARE. TALKS ABOUT GOING TO THE UNION MEETING ELECTIONS. SAYS THE MEETING WAS RUN LIKE IN A COMMUNIST COUNTRY. CLOSED THE ELECTIONS.
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WIFE BRINGS REFRESHMENTS TO HUSBAND AND FRIEND. WIFE SAYS "LET SOMEONE ELSE DO THE FIGHTING". MAN APOLOGIZES FOR COMING SO LATE. WIFE SAYS TO COME ANY TIME
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WORKERS EATING LUNCH IN FACTORY. POLITICAL DISCUSSION ABOUT WHO RUNS THE UNIONS. BLUE COLLAR WORKERS.
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THUG APPROACHES AND THREATENS FOREIGN WORKER. "WE DON'T LIKE TROUBLE MAKERS AT THE LOCAL" FOREMAN STANDS UP FOR WORKER. THUG REPEATS "WE DON'T LIKE TROUBLE MAKERS, FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC" WALKS AWAY
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WHISTLE BLOWS, WORKERS GET UP GO BACK TO WORK. WORKER GIVES ADVICE "CAREFUL BOYS, YOU'RE FOOLING WITH NASTY PEOPLE"
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1950s BACKYARD BARBEQUE. FLIPPING HAMBURGERS ON THE GRILL. SUBURBIA. HOUSEWIFE SERVES FRIENDS PLATES OF FOOD. FOREIGNER EATING A HAMBURGER FROM THE GRILL FOR THE FIRST TIME. NEW EXPERIENCES. 1950s IMMIGRANTS.
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BACKYARD BARBEQUE CONVERSATION TURNS TO POLITICS.
COMMUNISM. RED SCARE ERA. "ONE DAY THE MASSES WILL REVOLT & LOB OFF THEIR HEADS" EATING AT PICNIC TABLE. |
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1950s GROCERY STORE. HOUSEWIFE SHOPS AT GROCERY STORE. PILES OF LOAVES OF WONDER BREAD. MERCHANT WON'T LET POOR WOMAN EXTEND HER CREDIT. DESPERATE LOOK ON POOR WOMAN'S FACE. PLEADS WITH GROCER. BEGS HIM "PLEASE". GROCERY RELENTS. "THIS IS THE LAST TIME MRS. JORDAN, I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANY MORE CREDIT"
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WOMAN EAVESDROPS ON CONVERSATION. WOMAN IN THE GROCERY STORE FEELS SORRY FOR POOR WOMAN.
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HOUSEWIFE TALKS TO GROCER AT GROCERY STORE CHECK OUT COUNTER. MAN WITH BUG EYES. SMALL TOWN GOSSIP
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1950s FAMILY AT THE END OF A MEAL. KIDS GET UP TO GO PLAY OUTSIDE. FATHER WARNS KIDS "HEY DON'T GO TOO FAR" MOTHER CLEARS PLATES FROM THE TABLE.
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| 01:07:28 632 |
HUSBAND HOLDS WIFE FROM BEHIND. CONSOLES UPSET WIFE.
COUPLE TALKS ABOUT HUSBAND'S WORK POLITICS. |
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WIFE USING SEXUAL TACTICS TO GET WHAT SHE WANTS FROM HUSBAND HOLDS HUSBAND OFF TO DO THE DISHES.
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| 01:10:30 814 |
FACTORY WORKERS PLAN PLANT ELECTION. ORGANIZING.
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PLANT LABOR LEADER USES STRONG ARM TACTICS.
THREAT" TAKE MY ADVICE GIL, DROP IT, STOP BEING A HERO.." WORKER NONCHALANT TO THREAT. CLICHE "DON'T YOU GO TO THE MOVIES? IT'S ALWAYS THE BAD GUY WHO GETS HURT" |
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FACTORY WORKERS PLAN PLANT MEETING. CLICHE "SAY WE BETTER GET HOME BEFORE OUR WIVES KILL US"
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MAN COMES HOME LATE TAKES OFF CLOTHES IN THE DARK.
WIFE WAITING UP FOR HUSBAND TALK ABOUT HIS MEETING. 1950s PRUDISHNESS SEPARATE BEDS. |
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CAR STOPS IN FRONT OF HOUSE AT NIGHT
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COUPLE WAKE UP STARTLED BY SOUND OF BREAKING GLASS.
ROBBERY VANDALISM. MAN JUMPS OUT OF BED TO INVESTIGATE. CAR SPEEDS OFF IN INTO THE NIGHT |
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COUPLE DISCOVER ROCK THROWN THROUGH THEIR WINDOW.
ANGRY MAN "THAT'S IT I'VE HAD IT". SCARE TACTICS. THREAT. TRYING TO SILENCE MAN. MAN GIVES UP |
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BLUE COLLAR FACTORY WORKERS DISCUSS WORK POLITICS
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| 01:15:28 1112 |
HUSBAND COMES HOME WIFE SETTING PICNIC TABLE COUPLE HUG AND KISS SHOW AFFECTION.
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MAN RELAXES IN LOUNGE CHAIR. OUTDOOR PATIO FURNITURE AND TALKS TO HIS WIFE. HEAVY DISCUSSIONS.
OVERDRAMATIC ACTING |
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COUPLE GOING TO VISIT FRIENDS. WOMAN KNOCKS ON FRONT DOOR. UNHAPPY WOMAN ANSWERS THE DOOR INVITES THEM IN.
SHABBY HOME. MAN WITH VACANT STARE. STARING OFF INTO SPACE. LOWER CLASS. POVERTY. NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. CONCERNED MAN. WOMAN SHOWS PHOTOGRAPH OF HUSBAND WHEN HE WAS WELL. PSYCHOLOGICAL ILLNESS. BITTER WOMAN STORMS OUT SLAMS DOOR. ONE-ROOM HOUSE BED IN LIVING ROOM |
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POV WATCHING 1950s TV SET. PEOPLE WATCHING THE NEWS ON TV. UNION CLEANED UP FROM "RED LEADERSHIP". MAN SMOKES A CIGARETTE WHILE WATCHING TV. PEOPLE ARE HAPPY AT WHAT THEY HEAR. "THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF UNION DEMOCRACY IN ACTION"
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HUSBAND GIVES WIFE COMPLIMENT "ONE WOMAN CHANGED A WHOLE UNION FROM A KITCHEN" "NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A WOMAN"
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PRIEST THANKS THE ACTORS. SHAKES HUGH O'BRIANS HAND.
"GOD BLESS YOU BOTH". O'BRIAN TALKS TO THE CAMERA. |
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PRIEST TALKS TO CAMERA "GOD BLESS YOU"
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