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The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 25M

Director : Pare Lorentz

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Thomas Chalmers
Thomas Chalmers
Narrator (voice)
Bam White
Bam White
Farmer

Crews

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

Posters and backgrounds

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