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02/10/1934 Drama, Romance 1h 20m
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We live! We love! We fight! We hate! What don't we do for - OUR DAILY BREAD

Overview

John and Mary Sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. Driven by bravery (and sheer desperation) they flee to the country and, with the help of other workers, set up a farming community - a socialist mini-society. The newborn community suffers many hardships - drought, vicious raccoons and the long arm of the law - but ultimately pull together to reach a bread-based Utopia.

  1. King Vidor

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Karen Morley

    Mary Sims

  2. Tom Keene

    John Sims

  3. Barbara Pepper

    Sally

  4. Addison Richards

    Louie

  5. John Qualen

    Chris (as John T. Qualen)

  6. Lloyd Ingraham

    Uncle Anthony

  7. Sidney Bracey

    Rent Collector

  8. Henry Hall

    Frank - the Carpenter

  9. Nellie V. Nichols

    Mrs. Cohen (as Nellie Nichols)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-13
Despite having a pretty lacklustre cast, this is still quite a watchable story of grit and determination set during the American depression. John Qualen ("Chris") - more frequently seen in the more eccentric supporting roles of John Wayne movies - stops by the farm of Tom Keene ("Tom") and "Mary" (Karen Mosley) who have fled the city in the hope of making a new life for themselves on an old farm owned by her uncle. He is invited to stay to help them, and they gradually they realise that by helping each other they can accomplish more, and more efficiently too, so establish a co-operative of loc...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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