Great Depression Movies
- 1973
Book of Numbers
Book of Numbers61973HD
Two waiters in Depression-era Arkansas get involved in the numbers racket.
- 2019
THE WHOLE SHEBANG
THE WHOLE SHEBANG02019HD
Black and white evokes nostalgia for The Great Depression. Things were so cheap, including lives. We see daredevils (desperate people) compete for...
- 2006
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home02006HD
Every American who has listened to the radio knows Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land." The music of the folk singer/songwriter has been recorded by...
- 2013
Under the fold
Under the fold5.52013HD
As the unemployed Frank is sinking into depression, his son's naive but optimistic twist on the situation could be Frank's way out.
- 1989
Nick's Thanksgiving Fest
Nick's Thanksgiving Fest01989HD
Two segments (“Thanksgiving Nightmare” and “Thanksgiving Dreams”) and several mini segments explore the traditions, fun, and...
- 1970
The Great Depression: The Road to Rockbottom
The Great Depression: The Road to Rockbottom01970HD
As the Great Depression progressed economic collapse took its toll on rural America. Crops went unsold, farm mortgages were called in by banks,...
- 1933
The Fighting President
The Fighting President01933HD
Showcases incidents based on the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This mostly accurate privately produced biography of FDR is a cinema and...
- 2022
The Easy Way Out
The Easy Way Out02022HD
Set during the height of the Great Depression, a young man gets a job as a photographer and comes face to face with a test of his morals.
- 2016
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl02016HD
Exploring the devastation of the 1930s, Lisa Jackson shapes amateur-shot archival film from a South Dakota town and audio interviews of residents who...
- 1979
For Twenty Cents A Day
For Twenty Cents A Day01979HD
A film documenting work shortages during the Depression of the 1930s and the attempts to deal with the unemployed, in particular young men. The film...
- 1970
The Great Depression: New Deal/New York
The Great Depression: New Deal/New York01970HD
In his first one hundred days in office, in a effort to stem the effects of the Great Depression, President Roosevelt created many new federal...