Learning on ScreenPlow That Broke the Plains, The
- Synopsis
- The first US Federal Government documentary intended to be shown publicly. This is a graphic description of the Dust Bowl in the Great Plains. Indicates steps already taken by the New Deal agencies to tackle conservation and to remedy rural poverty in the area.*
- Series
- New Deal Documentaries
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 28 min.
- Year of production
- 1936
- Availability
- Hire
- Notes
- Also available for sale as part of the video compilation THE NEW DEAL COLLECTION.
- Documentation
- Related article: ‘Canada’s Heritage (1939) and America’s The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936) by Blain Allan, in ‘Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television’ Vol 19 No 4 (1999), pp439-72.
- Subjects
- Agriculture; History
- Keywords
- poverty; rural communities; United States of America
Credits
- Director
- Pare Lorentz
- Writer
- Pare Lorentz
- Contributor
- Leo Hurwitz; Pare Lorentz; Paul Ivano; Paul Strand; Ralph Steiner; Virgil Thomson
- Cast
Thomas Chalmers
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Distributor
- Name
BFI Film Bookings Unit
- bookings.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/film-bookings External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8938 / 8935
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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