Tea Break! We had to *fight* for it
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Bertha, Birnley Mill worker:
New, aren't you? Sidney Stratton:
Uhh, yes. Bertha, Birnley Mill worker:
Never worked in a mill before? Sidney Stratton:
Oh yes, several. Bertha, Birnley Mill worker:
I know. Leave school, into the first blind alley job that comes along. Too old for that. Into another and another. By the time you're thirty, what are you? Flotsam floating on the flood tide of profits. There's Capitalism for you. Sidney Stratton:
It wasn't quite like that. I got a scholarship to Cambridge. Bertha, Birnley Mill worker:
But you hadn't got the old school tie. Oh, you can't tell *me*. Discrimination. I've seen plenty. Where were you going with this lot? Sidney Stratton:
The loading bay, I think they call it. Bertha, Birnley Mill worker:
You were going the wrong way anyhow. It's down there. [Siren wails] Bertha, Birnley Mill worker:
Tea up! Better leave it. Sidney Stratton:
Oh, tea? No thanks. I think I'd rather... Bertha, Birnley Mill worker:
Tea Break! We had to *fight* for it
New, aren't you? Sidney Stratton:
Uhh, yes. Bertha, Birnley Mill worker:
Never worked in a mill before? Sidney Stratton:
Oh yes, several. Bertha, Birnley Mill worker:
I know. Leave school, into the first blind alley job that comes along. Too old for that. Into another and another. By the time you're thirty, what are you? Flotsam floating on the flood tide of profits. There's Capitalism for you. Sidney Stratton:
It wasn't quite like that. I got a scholarship to Cambridge. Bertha, Birnley Mill worker:
But you hadn't got the old school tie. Oh, you can't tell *me*. Discrimination. I've seen plenty. Where were you going with this lot? Sidney Stratton:
The loading bay, I think they call it. Bertha, Birnley Mill worker:
You were going the wrong way anyhow. It's down there. [Siren wails] Bertha, Birnley Mill worker:
Tea up! Better leave it. Sidney Stratton:
Oh, tea? No thanks. I think I'd rather... Bertha, Birnley Mill worker:
Tea Break! We had to *fight* for it
Full Transcript
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New aren't you Uh yes
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Never worked in a mill before Oh yes several
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I know Leave school
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Into the first blind alley job that comes along
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Too old for that Into another and another
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By the time you're 30 what are you
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Flotsam floating on the flood tide of profits
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There's capitalism for you
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It wasn't quite like that
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I got a scholarship to Cambridge
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But you hadn't got the old school tie
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Oh you can't tell me Discrimination
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I've seen plenty Where were you going with this lot
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The loading bay I think they call it
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You were going the wrong way anyhow It's down there
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Tea up Better leave it
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Oh tea No thanks I think I'd rather
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Tea break We had to fight for it
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Movie Summary
An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons.
Actors
Sidney Stratton
