The March of Time: The Great Depression - Economy Blues (1936)

Genres - Historical Film  |   Sub-Genres - Politics & Government, Social History  |   Run Time - 88 min.  |  
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Synopsis by Steve Blackburn

Newsreels originally produced by Louis de Rochemont and narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis comprise the second part of The March of Time: The Great Depression videotape series. Subtitled Economy Blues, this volume chronicles the news of 1935-1936. Archival newsreel segments deal with various topics, including the emergence of the new national Jewish state of Israel in Palestine and the development of summer theaters in the U.S. that introduced such stars as Henry Fonda, Margaret Sullavan, and Katharine Hepburn. Other newsreel footage covers the U.S. Army; the Croix de Feu (France); Ethiopia's Lake Tana; Bootleg coal in Pennsylvania; the U.S. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Elmsford, NY; the G.O.P.; Father Coughlin in Royal Oak, MI; Neutrality (Tokyo); Safety in Pleasantville, NY; wild ducks (the Northwest); and strikebreaking in New York City. Gleaned from newsreels produced by Time Magazine during the years 1935-1951, the monumental March of Time videotape series features the "pictorial journalism" that informed, educated, and entertained millions of Americans for 16 years.

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depression, economy, newsreels, patriotism, war