Among the notable elements of that strike was the death of 73 children at a union christmas party, a tragedy immortalized by woody guthrie in his ballad 19 massacre. Seventythree men, women, and children, mostly striking mine workers and their families, were crushed to death in a stampede when someone falsely shouted fire at a crowded christmas party. Also, i decided to go with the films titles here on letterboxd, which means i had to exclude class reunion massacre the redeemer. Dec 22, 2014 a short history of the biggest mass murder in michigan history. My favorite horror films whose titles end with the word massacre. Take a trip with me in nineteen thirteen to calumet, michigan, in the copper country ill take you to a place called italian hall where the miners are having their big christmas ball. I will take you in a door and up a high stairs, singing and dancing is heard everywhere. Son of satan and california axe massacre lisa, lisa. Watch the video for 19 massacre from arlo guthries hobos lullaby remastered 2004 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Oct 06, 20 19 massacre, a film inspired by a woody guthrie song, will be screened on saturday, october 26, 20, at 2pm at the devos art museum in marquette. The film captures the last living witnesses of the 19 tragedy, reconstructs calumets past from individual memories. My great grandmother said she didnt smell any smoke, and told the children to stay put, and hold her skirt. Woody guthrie 19 massacre the woodstock whispererjim. Guthries song also inspired the documentary film 19 massacre, released in 2011. This is a social protest song, sung as a third person account of the deaths of copper miners and their families in calumet.
The song originally appeared on struggle, an album of labor songs. After screening their documentary film 19 massacre, about the italian hall tragedy, at michigan tech universitys writing across the. The connected mysteries of bob dylan, woody guthrie, and the calumet massacre of 19, by daniel wolff. The film begins at calumet theatre with folk singer arlo guthries performance there when he offered a rendition of his dads tune that told the tale of the tragedy.
Take a trip with me in 19, to calumet, michigan, in the copper country. A short history of the biggest mass murder in michigan history. A film about the the italian hall disaster will be shown facebook. This web site is dedicated to the event in labor history known as the italian hall disaster or the 19 massacre and to the 73 men, women, and children who died on christmas eve, december 24, 19. More recently, both songs are central to a book released in. Jun 07, 2015 provided to youtube by cdbaby 19 massacre john mccutcheon this land. The 19 massacre this score available as abc, songwright, postscript, png, or pmw, or a midi file pennywhistle notation and dulcimer tab for this song is also available the 19 massacre woody guthrie take a trip with me in nineteen thirteen to calumet, michigan, in the copper country. They were some of the few to survive the trampling. Hall tragedy, the italian hall disaster or the 19 massacre, and it continues to. Inspired by a woody guthrie song, 19 massacre tells the story of a michigan town broken by greed. So i really do appreciate how they managed to at least make a decent sequel to that movie. Vf film massacre complet streaming complet streaming vf. A new documentary, 19 massacre, inspired by a woody guthrie song explores the history of those days in a heartfelt manner.
The film 19 massacre brings back some hidden michigan history on tuesday, february 24 at 7 p. Among the notable elements of that strike was the death of 73 children at a union christmas party, a tragedy immortalized by woody guthrie in his ballad 19 massacre, performed in the film by steve earle. The film follows musician arlo guthrie to the town of calumet, a. Italian hall memorial arch, a keweenaw heritage site, in calumet, mi photo by l. The film captures the last living witnesses of the 19 tragedy, reconstructs calumets past from individual memories, family legends and songs, and traces the. The copper country strike of 19 saybrook productions 20 oklahoma city not quite two weeks ago i wrote a piece titled woody guthrie reminds us of the 19 massacre and the labor struggles of 100 years ago. Dec 16, 20 19 massacre is a touching documentary that revisits the tragic events that took place in the copper mining town of calumet in the northern tip of michigan on christmas eve 19. Baumann, partners in the international film exchange, and cameraman fred j. This entry was posted in business and society, lake superior, louis v. It examines his motives, analyzes his likely psychological journey through the planning stages and over the course of the day itself and asks what drove him to plan and carry out this massacre.
The dark humour really stands out, the characters rival that of the first film. The 19 massacre leave a comment disastrous consequences by devastating michigans copper country was in turmoil from july 19, as miners struck for union recognition, shorter hours, extra pay and a return to twoman drills. The film follows singersongwriter arlo guthrie to the town of calumet, a oncethriving mining town on michigans upper peninsula still haunted by the tragic events that inspired woody guthries. Sep 06, 2007 check out 19 massacre by woody guthrie on amazon music. This film examines the criminal mind and motives of one of the worlds worst killers, offering psychological analysis, as the day of the massacre unfolds. Check out 19 massacre by woody guthrie on amazon music. From pbs an epic labor strike that devastated michigans copper country in 19 haunts the american labor movement to this day.
Take a trip with me in 19 to calumet, michigan, in the copper country ill take you to a place called italian hall and the miners are having their big christmas ball ill take you in a door and up a high stairs singing and dancing is heard everywhere ill let you shake hands. Inspired by a woody guthrie song a story of greed and the. Woody guthrie 19 massacre the woodstock whispererjim shelley. The story of the massacre of an indian village, and the ensuing retaliation. The tworeeler the indian massacre 1912 was one of many short westerns made by bison motion pictures also referred to as 101bison, the west coast branch of the new york motion picture company formed in 1909. Details about the film by the same name can be found at. The event remains the deadliest unsolved manslaughter in u. The colorado national guard and colorado fuel and iron company guards attacked a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families in ludlow, colorado, on april 20, 1914, with the national guard using machine guns to fire into the colony. An epic labor strike that devastated michigans copper country in 19 haunts the american labor movement to this day. Beau jennings has released his cover of woody guthries 19 massacre for free download guthrie wrote the song about the italian hall disaster, the deaths of 73 people, mostly striking copper miners and their families, in calumet, michigan on christmas eve, 19. A film was created about the event inspired by the woody guthrie song, 19 massacre. Galdieri, left, and ken ross speak about the making of the film in calumet, where they interviewed survivors of the tragedy and other local residents, including descendants of some of the victims. Provided to youtube by cdbaby 19 massacre john mccutcheon this land. Synchronistically and within the same month i learned that pbs was airing a documentary on tuesday night called red metal.
The company was founded by adam kessel and charles o. Companies hired private police like the pinkertons to guard their factories against striking workers or violently attack and drive away strikers and their supporters. Inspired by a woody guthrie song a story of greed and the ruin it brought to an american town. Producers of the new documentary, 19 massacre, louis galdieri and ken ross, talk about their movie and the tragic deaths of 74 at a union.
Galdieris blog, prosperity and tagged 19 massacre, 19 massacre film, circle of blue, codi kozacek, collaboration, corporate responsibility, dan blondeau, dialogue, documentary, eagle mine, freshwater, hubris, human rights, indigenous, john ruggie, journalistic ethics. The italian hall disaster sometimes referred to as the 19 massacre was a tragedy that occurred on december 24, 19, in calumet, michigan. Click on list view to fully appreciate my decision. Dec 24, 20 a new documentary, 19 massacre, inspired by a woody guthrie song explores the history of those days in a heartfelt manner. The ludlow massacre was a massacre perpetrated by antistriker militia during the colorado coalfield war. The original is such a tough film to follow up because its so unique.
After screening their documentary film 19 massacre at michigan tech universitys writing across the peninsula conference in october 20, filmmakers louis v. The song is about the death of striking copper miners and their families in calumet, michigan, on christmas. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. The tragedy inspired a woody guthrie song, which will be performed by musicianhistorian clark bucky halker right, who will simultaneously present albion colleges 2015 coy james memorial lecture. I will take you to a place called italian hall, where the miners are having their big christmas ball.