For Twenty Cents A Day

Name: For Twenty Cents A Day
Released: 1979-01-01

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·1979· 24 min

Director: Jim Monro

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.

Cast

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Dorothy Livesay

Herself

In brief

For Twenty Cents A Day (1979) is a documentary, history film. The film has not yet gathered many viewer ratings. The film runs 24min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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For Twenty Cents A Day runs 24 minutes (24min).

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For Twenty Cents A Day was released in 1979.