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  • Title: Plow that Broke the Plains, The / The River (1936)
  • Summary: The 1930s dust bowl of the great plains.
  • Director: Pare Lorenz
  • Cast: Thomas Chalmers (narration)
  • Year: 1936
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  • Format: DVD
  • Language: English
  • Country: USA
  • Comments: The DVD also includes the 1936 documentary "The River" (Pare Lorenz, 31 minutes), George Stoney speaking about the two films (15 minutes), George Stoney speaking about the New Deal, "The River" and race (6 minutes), Charles Fussell speaking about composer Virgil Thompson (17 minutes) and an audio recording of Virgil Thompson speaking about himself (7 minutes).
  • Collection: Documentary