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The Plow That Broke the Plains
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The Plow That Broke the Plains 1936 Directed by Pare Lorentz

A documentary about what happened to the Great Plains of the United States and Canada when uncontrolled farming destroyed the soil and led to the Dust Bowl.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Documentary
Production Company Resettlement Administration
Release Date 10 May 1936
25 mins
Cast
Thomas Chalmers
Thomas Chalmers Narrator (voice)
Bam White
Bam White Farmer
Crew
Director
Pare Lorentz
Pare Lorentz
Writer
Pare Lorentz
Pare Lorentz
Cinematography
Paul Ivano
Paul Ivano
Ralph Steiner
Ralph Steiner
Paul Strand
Paul Strand
Leo Hurwitz
Leo Hurwitz
Composer
Virgil Thomson
Virgil Thomson
Editor
Leo Zochling
Leo Zochling
Sound
Joseph I. Kane
Joseph I. Kane
Music
Alexander Smallens
Alexander Smallens
Henry Brant
Henry Brant