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Films set during the Great Depression (1929-1939) or depicting its effects. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. C.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? is a 1975 documentary film directed by Philippe Mora, [4] consisting largely of newsreel footage and contemporary film clips [5] to portray the era of the Great Depression.
Sounder is a 1972 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt and adapted by Lonne Elder III from the 1969 novel by William H. Armstrong. [4] The story concerns an African-American sharecropper family in the Deep South, who struggle with economic and personal hardships during the Great Depression.
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 28, 2008, the only special feature being American Girl trailers. The film was later released as part of a 4 disc set with 3 other American Girl films, including enhanced DVD-ROM features such as deleted scenes, an HBO look, a featurette on the casting, and a look at ...
The story is set during the 1930s Great Depression. Francis Phelan, a washed-up and retired baseball player, deserted his family in the 1910s after accidentally dropping his infant son, causing the child's death. It is implied that Francis was drunk at the time, but he claims he was just tired and fails to understand why no one believed him.
The term "The Great Depression" is most frequently attributed to British economist Lionel Robbins, whose 1934 book The Great Depression is credited with formalizing the phrase, [230] though Hoover is widely credited with popularizing the term, [230] [231] informally referring to the downturn as a depression, with such uses as "Economic ...
In 1933, during the Great Depression, eleven-year-old Annie Bennett was left on her own at the NYC Municipal Orphanage Girls Annex when she was an infant.The only two things that she had from her biological family was half a heart-shaped locket with a key hole, as well as a note from her parents, which said that they would come back for her.
During the 1930s, [1] the United States was facing its longest and deepest economic downturn, the Great Depression. Spending money on entertainment was out of the question for most people. The United States put the nation back to work, including artists and entertainers in its assistance programs. [2] [3] [circular reference] [4] [circular ...