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[The Blacksmiths’ Strike]
(1907) France
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
[?] Théophile Pathé Cinématograph et Cie or Pathé Frères? production. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA by Kleine Optical Company in August 1907.
Drama.
Synopsis: [From Kleine promotional materials] The film tells the story of a strike by the iron workers in a large factory. Their demands having been refused, they walk out. One of their leaders, the father of a family, is begged by his children to give them bread, and unable to resist their appeals, goes to his fellow-workmen and asks them to yield and return to work. An argument ensues; he is branded a scab and coward, and in his frenzy grasps a hammer and strikes his chief opponent, who is supposed to be killed. He is arrested, tried and acquitted. The strike is compromised, the men’s demands having been partly met, and peace again reigns.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Blacksmiths - Strikes
Listing updated: 6 April 2020.
References: Sloan-Loud p. 146 : Website-IMDb.
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