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"America is the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. [A] courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her extraordinary odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf and a hardened drifter. A brilliant, moving tapestry, woven of courage and perseverance"--Container.
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The Kamp siblings expect a Christmas without presents. When their father scrapes together a dollar in coins to use for Christmas gifts, everything begins to change. Just when Norman and Ruthie believe their hopes and dreams are dashed, small miracles teach the true meaning of Christmas giving.
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Studio classic volume 17
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A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
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After two years in jail, Homer Hobbs returns to his bleak urban home during the depths of the Great Depression. With no job, no prospects, and no hope, Homer finds a kinship with four strangers. On Sunday nights, in a dingy hall, the men of the neighborhood piece together the finest attire their meager lives can beg, borrow, or steal to compete in an unusual fashion contest. The big winner will go home with the five dollar prize. The real prize is...
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"Lost souls, haunted by vice, seek a better future on an [sic] gritty 'back to the land' commune in King Vidor's Great Depression epic drama. Idle masons, plumbers and carpenters are put to work creating, while former white-collar professionals are retrained in the art of manual labor. But all utopias have a dark side. Despite the overriding pioneering spirit; lust, proffering and deceit tarnish the ideals of the freethinking farmers while frustration...
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"Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the movie that launched the long-running series in an inspirational new version of the beloved holiday classic. John and Olivia Walton face struggles as parents raising six children during the Great Depression and rely on their eldest child -- John Boy, an aspiring writer -- to help nurture his siblings. John, Sr. has been away working at a mill to support his family so Olivia is thrilled when she receives word...
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Shirley Temple volume 11
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A girl helps her Depression-poor father get a job after she befriends a cantankerous millionaire.
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Shirley Temple volume 15
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FDR appoints a Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up the American public. But when greedy industrialists who are profiting from the Depression thwart his every move, the Secretary begins to lose hope. That is, until he learns that some of the performances he has organized, including one by little Shirley Dugan, are lifting the nation out of its misery.
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Presented by Eastman Kodak, the program was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed directors and featuring well known performers. The stories ranged from musicals to comedies and dramas.
Based on the popular radio series, Screen Directors Playhouse was the ultimate anthology series pairing the biggest Hollywood stars and directors with a new screenplay each week. Originally airing between 1955 to 1956. 35 episodes were directed by heavyweights...
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First, A man stands up during a WWI battle and becomes a hero, but he doesn't get the credit. He becomes injuried and soon gets hooked on morphine, causing him to fall apart when he returns home. He eventually marries, but soon the Depression hits. Last, Tom and Ed are high school students whose parents, thanks to the Depression, have lost their jobs. Wanting to help make money, they set off on the rails looking for work. They finally end up in New...
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Kit is a young girl living in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the struggles of the Great Depression. She enlists the help of her friends to solve a robbery that took place in her home that threatens to put her family's house into foreclosure. Her father leaves town to look for work and her mother takes in borders to make ends meet.
17) Our daily bread
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Depression-era drama in which a young couple leads a group of unemployed people in forming a successful communal farm.
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"The presidential hopes of charmless businessman Theodore K. Blair are dead on arrival until his political advisors hatch a desperate plan: hiring look-alike snake-oil salesman Varney (Cohan in a brilliant dual rule) to impersonate Blair during the campaign. When Varney proves to be a bit too popular with the voting public, and Blair's beautiful girlfriend Felicia, this silver-tongued peddler will learn just how dangerous it can be to play politics!"--...
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