Pensions for Veterans

Overview

Film made in support of a campaign by the Waterside Workers Federation seeking pensions for older waterside workers. It depicts the hardships veterans, particularly older workers as well as some of the health and economic issues they endure. Shows a delegation of older workers, led by the WWF's Jim Healy and Tom Nelson boarding a bus in Sydney and travelling to Canberra, where they gather outside Parliament House. Climaxes with a mass meeting of waterside workers at Leichhardt Stadium and concludes with a group of elderly wharfies walking along the Sydney docks.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 13, 1953

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

Waterside Workers Federation Film Unit,Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia

Cast

Jerome 'Jock' Levy

Director

Jerome 'Jock' Levy,Norma Disher,Keith Gow

Cinematography

Keith Gow

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1827490