Our Daily Bread And Other Films Of The Great Depression Details

Our Daily Bread And Other Films Of The Great Depression

Film portraits of the Great Depression. Franklin Roosevelt's 1933 inauguration marked a rebirth of hope among Americans and began an unprecedented era of government activity and social experiment. The non-fiction films included on this DVD mirror the 1930s new social consciousness that was helping to pull America out it's economic and societal depression. Included on this disc are: King Vidor's "Our Daily Bread" (with prologue, 1934, 78 min.), "California Election News #1 and #2" (13 min.), "The Plow That Broke the Plains" (1936, 25 min.), "The River" (1937, 31 min.), "Power and the Land" (1940, 37 min.), and "The New Frontier" (1934, 10 min.).

Starring	Lionel Baccus, Lynton Brent, Billy Engle, Alma Ferns, Harris Gorden
Director	King Vidor
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Genres	Documentary
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1934 To Rent: DVD: not available