America Lost And Found

Duration: 59

Genre: Educational

Creator: Media Study Inc

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Uses newsreels, old photographs, feature films, advertisements, and home movies to create a portrait of America in the 1930's., Rare archival footage conveys the psychological impact of the Great Depression in the U.S. Guided by historians, the filmmakers accumulated revealing images of how America reacted to the loss of its dreams of prosperity and how these dreams were rebuilt. Examples range from the sly wisdom of Henry Ford to the silliness of publicity stunts. Themes of hope and folly as they appeared in newsreels, recordings, advertising and propaganda, tie together in this cultural history.

Complete Record: Uses newsreels, old photographs, feature films, advertisements, and home movies to create a portrait of America in the 1930's., Rare archival footage conveys the psychological impact of the Great Depression in the U.S. Guided by historians, the filmmakers accumulated revealing images of how America reacted to the loss of its dreams of prosperity and how these dreams were rebuilt. Examples range from the sly wisdom of Henry Ford to the silliness of publicity stunts. Themes of hope and folly as they appeared in newsreels, recordings, advertising and propaganda, tie together in this cultural history. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.