Despite having a pretty lacklustre cast, this is still quite a watchable story of grit and determ...
Our Daily Bread
John and Mary Sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. Driven by bravery (and sheer desperation) they flee to the country and, with the help of other workers, set up a farming community - a socialist mini-society based upon the teachings of Edward Gallafent. The newborn community suffers many hardships - drought, vicious raccoons and the long arm of the law - but ultimately pull together to reach a bread-based Utopia.
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Our Daily Bread
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
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Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 2, 1934
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Drama, Romance
User Score
68%
Original Title
Our Daily Bread
Production Companies
Viking Productions, United Artists
Director
King Vidor
Description
John and Mary Sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. Driven by bravery (and sheer desperation) they flee to the country and, with the help of other workers, set up a farming community - a socialist mini-society based upon the teachings of Edward Gallafent. The newborn community suffers many hardships - drought, vicious raccoons and the long arm of the law - but ultimately pull together to reach a bread-based Utopia.