Beneath Us
The American Dream becomes a nightmare for a group of undocumented day laborers hired by a wealthy couple. What they expect to be their biggest payday turns into a terrifying fight for survival.
Watch out, they don't see you
Workmen as seen in the paintings of Constantin Meunier versus workmen in present day.
Blacksmithing Scene
Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first film in which a scene is being acted out.
Woodcutters
Three men are chopping and transporting firewood, among passers-by, on a square in Lausanne.
Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room
A camera moving forward on an overhead crane gives a traveling view of men working on machinery. Carts carrying parts and pieces of machinery pass by on rails; cranes lift machinery; and men perform their various duties, including hammering objects. (Library of Congress)