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On Strike

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Workers at an Eveready battery factory are disgruntled because their wages are low compared to a neighbouring factory. The factory manager exploits the workers’ rising discontent by colluding with a traitor within the workers’ ranks to instigate a strike in the factory, part of a devious ploy to take over the factory from the benevolent but incapacitated factory owner/boss. The colluders create dismal working conditions and make use of every opportunity and incident to raise the call for a strike, to sour industrial relations in a bid to close the factory down so that they can coerce the boss to hand over ownership.

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About On Strike

On Strike (1957) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Ahmad Mahmud, Saadiah, S. Kadarisman, Daeng Idris.

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Original language
Runtime
87 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Singapore
Production companies
Malay Film Productions Ltd.
Directors
Writers
Dato' Haji Jamil Sulong

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What is On Strike about?

Workers at an Eveready battery factory are disgruntled because their wages are low compared to a neighbouring factory. The factory manager exploits the workers’ rising discontent by colluding with a traitor within the workers’ ranks to instigate a strike in the factory, part of a devious ploy to take over the factory from the benevolent but incapacitated factory owner/boss. The colluders create dismal working conditions and make use of every opportunity and incident to raise the call for a strike, to sour industrial relations in a bid to close the factory down so that they can coerce the boss to hand over ownership.

Who stars in On Strike?

Ahmad Mahmud, Saadiah, S. Kadarisman, Daeng Idris. See the cast cards above for character names.

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