The River (1938)
The River (1938)
This short Depression-era documentary describes the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States and laments the environmental destruction committed in the name of progress, particularly farming and timber practices and their impact on impoverished farmers.

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Thomas Chalmers Thomas Chalmers As: Narrator (Voice)
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This short Depression-era documentary describes the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States and laments the environmental destruction committed in the name of progress, particularly farming and timber practices and their impact on impoverished farmers.


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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 04 February 1938

Country: US

Runtime: 31m

Company Credits

Company: Farm Security Administration

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Cast

Thomas Chalmers

Thomas Chalmers

Narrator (Voice)

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

A.A. Mercey

A.A. Mercey

Researcher

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Sound

Virgil Thomson

Virgil Thomson

Original Music Composer

Henry Brant

Henry Brant

Orchestrator

Albert Dillinger

Albert Dillinger

Sound

Alexander Smallens

Alexander Smallens

Conductor

Visual Effects

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Camera

Willard Van Dyke

Willard Van Dyke

Director of Photography

Stacy Woodard

Stacy Woodard

Director of Photography

Floyd Crosby

Floyd Crosby

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

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