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Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle, or Mutilate
196750 min 1 secFilm: Fiction
Direction: John Howe
Script: Millard Lampell
Written by New York playwright Millard Lampell and starring Hollywood's Ed Begley, this film tells the story of an aging union leader who, after a lifetime of service for the cause, finds that he has outlived his usefulness and esteem among the workers of his factory, that times have changed and a new strategy is needed in bargaining with the company. It is the situation of a man who must retire.
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Subject categories
- Seniors > PortraitsRetirementSocial Problems
- Work and Labour Relations > RetirementUnionization and the Labour Movement
Credits
- director
- John Howe
- script
- Millard Lampell
- photography
- Eugene Boyko
- sound
- Roger Hart
- editing
- John Howe
- Dennis Sawyer
- sound editing
- Sidney Pearson
- F. Whitman Trecartin
- Donald Douglas
- re-recording
- Ron Alexander
- Roger Lamoureux
- music
- Dave Brubeck
- cast
- Joe Austin
- Ed, Jr. Begley
- Harvey Fisher
- Bruno Gerussi
- Cec Linder
- Aileen Seaton
- George Sperdakos
- Sean Sullivan
- Al Waxman
Awards
- Etrog for Best Film over 30 minutesGenie Awards
- Etrog for Best Sound Recording given to Ron Alexander, Roger LamoureuxGenie Awards
- Grand PrizeInternational Labour Film Festival
- Special Excellence AwardInternational Labour and Industrial Film Triennal
- Special Certificate of MeritInternational Labour and Industrial Film Triennal