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Post by Pippen on Apr 19, 2023 21:50:43 GMT
"Natty Gann is a 12-year-old Depression-era girl whose single father leaves her behind in Chicago while he goes to Washington State to look for work in the timber industry. Natty runs away from the guardian she was left with to follow Dad. She befriends and is befriended by a wolf that has been abused in dog fights, hops a freight train west, and is presumed dead when her wallet is found after the train crashes. Dad gets bitter and endangers himself in his new job. Meanwhile, Natty has a series of adventures and misadventures in various farmhouses, police stations, hobo camps, reform schools, and boxcars." ..IMDb
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Post by Rufus-T on Apr 19, 2023 21:52:01 GMT
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Post by Rufus-T on Apr 19, 2023 22:42:13 GMT
The Great Depression was a major topic in this movie as the performers trying to hold a job hinging on the successful production of the show.
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Post by politicidal1 on Apr 19, 2023 23:01:39 GMT
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 19, 2023 23:12:17 GMT
the REMMEMBER MY FORGOTTEN MAN number from GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 An unforgettable sequence. I love the whole film, but this part will be with me forever. I give credit to director LeRoy and production head Zanuck for making the bold decision to close the film on this hard-hitting number, rather than with the intended finale Pettin' In the Park. And to Joan Blondell for "lyric talking" rivalling that of Rex Harrison ( "He walked behind a plow / The sweat fell from his brow / But look at him right now").
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Post by spiderwort on Apr 19, 2023 23:58:07 GMT
An unforgettable sequence. I love the whole film, but this part will be with me forever. I give credit to director LeRoy and production head Zanuck for making the bold decision to close the film on this hard-hitting number, rather than with the intended finale Pettin' In the Park. And to Joan Blondell for "lyric talking" rivalling that of Rex Harrison ( "He walked behind a plow / The sweat fell from his brow / But look at him right now"). Oh, you are so right! I didn't know about the original choice for an ending, but oh, lord, I'm glad they did what they did. One of the great things about those WB musicals (well their films of that era in general) is that they took the Depression head on. But this sequence is really unparalleled, I think. And, yes, Joan Blondell, so often undervalued in my opinion, did a fantastic job. (Oh, man, now I want to watch this film again!!)
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 20, 2023 0:52:58 GMT
I give credit to director LeRoy and production head Zanuck for making the bold decision to close the film on this hard-hitting number, rather than with the intended finale Pettin' In the Park. And to Joan Blondell for "lyric talking" rivalling that of Rex Harrison ( "He walked behind a plow / The sweat fell from his brow / But look at him right now"). Oh, you are so right! I didn't know about the original choice for an ending, but oh, lord, I'm glad they did what they did. One of the great things about those WB musicals (well their films of that era in general) is that they took the Depression head on. But this sequence is really unparalleled, I think. And, yes, Joan Blondell, so often undervalued in my opinion, did a fantastic job. (Oh, man, now I want to watch this film again!!)
Oh, nerts, I can't help with that one. TCM ran it earlier in the month as part of their WB centennial, but it's not currently appearing on their Watch Now webpage or their On Demand menu. But I check those lists daily for changes, and will give you the high sign if it turns up. And agreement about WB. They often rushed in where other studios feared to tread, and film history's the better for it.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Apr 20, 2023 1:59:36 GMT
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Post by jervistetch on Apr 20, 2023 2:08:41 GMT
I know it’s a TV Movie but The Depression plays a central role in THE HOMECOMING (and the subsequent TV series, “The Waltons”). It’s also my favorite Christmas movie.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Apr 20, 2023 2:23:04 GMT
Bonnie & Clyde The Sting Hard Times Emperor Of The North Places In the Heart The Untouchables
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Post by spiderwort on Apr 20, 2023 2:51:31 GMT
I know it’s a TV Movie but The Depression plays a central role in THE HOMECOMING (and the subsequent TV series, “The Waltons”). It’s also my favorite Christmas movie. I finally got to see this, jervis, after years of searching, and I very much enjoyed it. Loved Patricia Neal as Mother Walton.
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Post by spiderwort on Apr 20, 2023 2:54:38 GMT
In Steven Soderbergh's haunting 1993 coming-of-age drama KING OF THE HILL young Aaron (Jesse Bradford) battles to survive when he is left on his own in a run-down residential hotel after his parents and younger brother are separated from him in the 1930s Depression-era Midwest. A gem of a film, it's underseen, but it's now available as part of the Criterion Collection in its original 2.35: 1 aspect ratio and this deeply affecting, beautifully made and acted movie is hugely worth tracking down. Harrowing, yet warm hearted, it's one of the best films you have never heard of, but it's impossible to forget once you've seen it. Have not seen this one, jeff, but it looks like it's one that I must see. Thanks for the recommendation. I don't have the Criterion Collection, but I will see if I can find it somehow. Don't know I missed it the first time around.
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Post by spiderwort on Apr 20, 2023 2:58:03 GMT
Bonnie & Clyde The Sting Hard Times Emperor Of The North Places In the Heart The Untouchables Great choices, Spencer. I love or admire all of them, except HARD TIMES, which I haven't seen. But it looks very interesting and has a great cast, so I'll keep an eye out for it. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 20, 2023 4:11:31 GMT
American MadnessIn this early example of director Frank Capra's examinations of American institutions, pastimes and, it might be said, the national psyche, Walter Huston is a bank president at odds with his board over what represents sound fiscal policy in the early years of the Depression (and what turned out to be the final one of the Hoover administration, before New Deal reforms).
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Post by Pippen on Apr 20, 2023 4:19:02 GMT
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