The Plow That Broke the Plains

The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1936-05-10
  • User Rating: 5.5/10 from 12 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 25min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Resettlement Administration
  • Production Country: United States of America
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Summary

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.

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Directing Pare Lorentz Director
Sound Alexander Smallens Conductor
Production John Franklin Carter Jr. Researcher
Editing Leo Zochling Editor
Camera Ralph Steiner Director of Photography
Camera Paul Ivano Director of Photography
Camera Leo Hurwitz Director of Photography
Camera Paul Strand Director of Photography
Writing Pare Lorentz Writer
Sound Virgil Thomson Original Music Composer
Sound Joseph I. Kane Sound
Sound Henry Brant Orchestrator
Crew King Vidor Technical Advisor