The Panic Is On: The Great American Depression as Seen by the Common Man

Directed by Joe Lauro
2008    1h 58m
Documentary
5.9
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A stunning collection of photographs, newsreel and vintage documentary footage, era-specific pop music, and mesmerizing eyewitness accounts make for a palpable time capsule of the Great Depression of 1929. - Pablo Abeita, Connee Boswell, Martha Boswell
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Cast of The Panic Is On: The Great American Depression as Seen by the Common Man
  • Pablo AbeitaSelf - Zuni Indian (segment "Pablo Abeita")
  • Connee BoswellSelf - Singer (segment "The Boswell Sisters Perform for Legislators")
  • Martha BoswellSelf - Singer (segment "The Boswell Sisters Perform for Legislators")
  • Vet BoswellSelf - Singer (segment "The Boswell Sisters Perform for Legislators")
  • Fanny BriceSelf - Singer (segment "Knitting Sweaters for the Unemployed")
  • Urbain J. LedouxSelf - Homeless Activist (segment "Mr. Zero Gives to the Needy")
  • Margaret Caldwell ShotwellSelf - Debutant (segment "A Debutante Sells Her Chinchilla Coat")
  • Frankie WagnerSelf - Dancer (segment "Dance Marathons")

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