Workers Film And Photo League Movies

  • 1934
    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

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    An underground docudrama of the Depression, and rare surviving film from Chicago’s WFPL. The protagonist looks in vain for work, only to find...

    The Great Depression
  • 1932
    The National Hunger March 1931

    The National Hunger March 1931

    The National Hunger March 1931

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    The film shows the National Unemployment Council Hunger March of Nov. and Dec. 1931, which set out from disparate parts of the U.S. to represent...

    The National Hunger March 1931
  • 1934
    America Today

    America Today

    America Today

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    One of the key works in creating the American social documentary film, this 1934 newsreel compilation crams a lot of information into just 11...

    America Today
  • 1931
    Workers Newsreel Unemployment Special

    Workers Newsreel Unemployment Special

    Workers Newsreel Unemployment Special

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    A newsreel that documented widespread hunger and protests against government policy.

    Workers Newsreel Unemployment Special
  • 1932
    Bonus March 1932

    Bonus March 1932

    Bonus March 1932

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    Bonus March shows unemployed WWI veterans marching on Washington, D.C., demanding their bonus money, and being forcefully evicted.

    Bonus March 1932
  • 1932
    Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre

    Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre

    Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre

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    The only known film record of the mass march and meeting held in Detroit on Feb. 4, 1932, against hunger and unemployment. Also shows the dramatic...

    Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre
  • 1933
    Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932

    Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932

    Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932

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    A document of the 1932 national hunger march on Washington produced by the Workers Film and Photo League.

    Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932