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6.9/10 • 42

1934-10-021h 20m

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We live! We love! We fight! We hate! What don't we do for - OUR DAILY BREAD

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.

Directors
King Vidor
Writters
King Vidor
Editors
King Vidor, Lloyd Nosler

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Karen Morley

    Karen Morley

    Mary Sims

  2. Tom Keene

    Tom Keene

    John Sims

  3. Barbara Pepper

    Barbara Pepper

    Sally

  4. Addison Richards

    Addison Richards

    Louie

  5. John Qualen

    John Qualen

    Chris (as John T. Qualen)

  6. Lloyd Ingraham

    Lloyd Ingraham

    Uncle Anthony

  7. Sidney Bracey

    Sidney Bracey

    Rent Collector

  8. Henry Hall

    Henry Hall

    Frank - the Carpenter

  9. Nellie V. Nichols

    Nellie V. Nichols

    Mrs. Cohen (as Nellie Nichols)

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CinemaSerf

Jun 13, 2022

7/10

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 locals and out-of-work visitors. The precision involved in their marvellous ditch digging scene proves that point effectively as they must quickly divert a nearby stream (that assumes rather Ganges-like proportions by the time they have finished) to save their drought affected corn is entertaining to watch, and the story reinforces the pioneering determination to try to make a go of things, despite the odds. Sadly, the on-screen talent - aside from Qualen - is pretty mediocre and the production is pretty basic - both of which do hold it back. As a comment on the social and community impact of the downturn in the late 1920s and 1930s - it has still some poignancy, though.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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