For Twenty Cents A Day
1979, English. Directed by 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.
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- 0h 24m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 1 January 1979
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For Twenty Cents A Day runs 24 minutes (0h 24m).
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For Twenty Cents A Day isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1979. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed For Twenty Cents A Day?
For Twenty Cents A Day (1979) was directed by Jim Monro and stars Dorothy Livesay.