With These Hands (film)

For other uses, see With These Hands (disambiguation).

With These Hands is a 1950 documentary film presented in flashbacks directed by Jack Arnold and starring Sam Levene as Alexander Brody; originally created for showing to members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, the film opened June 15, 1950 at the 1100-seat Gotham Theatre.^[1] The film was nominated^[2] for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.^[3][4]

With These Hands
Directed by	Jack Arnold
Written by	Morton Wishengrad
Produced by	Jack Arnold Lee Goodman
Starring	Sam Levene
Cinematography	Gerald Hirschfeld
Edited by	Charles R. Senf
Production company	Promotional Films Co. for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Release date	June 15, 1950 (1950-06-15)
Running time	52 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film recreates Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and compares working conditions of the 1910s with the 1950s.

Cast

• Sam Levene as Alexander Brody
• Arlene Francis as Jenny
• Joseph Wiseman as Deleo
• Louis Sorin as Boss
• Alexander Scourby as Doctor
• Rudy Bond as Business agent
• Alexander Lockwood as Doctor (in 1913)
• Haskell Coffin as Impartial chainman
• Julius Bing as Triangle boss
• Morris Strassberg as Bagel and Lox
• Rolly Bester as Typist
• Gail Gregg as Girl in fire
• Judy Walther as Tess