1930s Then and Now Part 4 - One Third of the Nation (1939)

1930s Then and Now Part 4 - One Third of the Nation (1939)

September 27, 2018
Charles Dingle, Hiram Sherman, Leif Erickson, Muriel Hutchison, Myron McCormick, One Third of a Nation, Otto Hulett, Percy Waram, Sidney Lumet, Sylvia Sidney

One Third of the Nation (1939) is a window on the world of the late 1930s where the view is clear only because some of the grime has been r...

The 1930s - Then and Now - #3 - Wild Boys of the Road (1933) and Girls of the Road (1940)

The 1930s - Then and Now - #3 - Wild Boys of the Road (1933) and Girls of the Road (1940)

September 20, 2018
Ann Doran, Ann Dvorak, Dorothy Coonan, Edwin Phillips, Frankie Darro, Girls of the Road, Helen Mack, Lola Lane, Rochelle Hudson, Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road (1933) and Girls of the Road (1940) are vivid portrayals of the youthful perspective on the worst years of the Grea...

1930s - Then and Now - #2 - Our Daily Bread (1934)

1930s - Then and Now - #2 - Our Daily Bread (1934)

September 13, 2018
Addison Richards, Barbara Pepper, Great Depression, John Qualen, Karen Morley, King Vidor, Lloyd Ingraham, Nellie V. Nichols, Our Daily Bread, Tom Keene

Our Daily Bread (1934) exemplifies three remarkable aspects of many Depression-era movies:   First, that they fearlessly cover current even...