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16/10/1959 Documentary 1h 0m
70
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Overview

Project XX examines American life in the 1930s from the Depression and election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the eve of World War II. Note: Originally part of Project XX, this film was also distributed separately on 16mm for schools and libraries, qualifying it as a standalone documentary.

  1. Richard Hanser

    Writer

  2. Donald B. Hyatt

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Alexander Scourby

    Self - Narrator

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-01-13
This isn't really a documentary, more a collection of doom-laden archive that illustrates just how broke the United States was in the 1930s as the fall out from the Wall Street crash led to the "Great Depression". There are calls for a general strike. Farmers call for action to force prices up so they can earn a decent wage. The Government has to supply food and clothes even though they cannot afford to pay their own employees. Troops have to disperse the protesters and the Capitol dome is shrouded in acrid smoke. President Hoover puts his faith in the private sector, in stimulating growth, bu...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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