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1 NEW DEAL FILMS Living New Deal Project May 2013 the Following List of New Deal Films Provides Information Regarding One Hundre NEW DEAL FILMS Living New Deal Project May 2013 The following list of New Deal films provides information regarding one hundred unique titles, with links to online footage wherever possible. With a few exceptions, all of the films collected below were produced by and for New Deal agencies and programs as promotional, documentary, or training films. Each entry aims to offer general information about each title, including which New Deal agency sponsored the film and a brief description of its content. Rather than a comprehensive catalog, this list sketches out in broad strokes the rich body of cinematic work supported by New Deal programs. The films on this list highlight the direct fruits of a public commitment to employment relief and the arts. Researchers interested in further exploring New Deal era films – including those related to or about the New Deal though not explicitly produced by or for New Deal agencies – are encouraged to pursue the resources included in the reference section at the end of the list. Special thanks goes to Megan and Rick Prelinger of the Prelinger Library, where the majority of research for this project was performed. Research by John Elrick for the Living New Deal – http://livingnewdeal.org. 1.) Alabama Highlands (1937, 11 min) [Development of State Parks around Birmingham, Alabama] Agency Sponsors: U.S. Department of the Interior, CCC Reference: D. Cook, E. Rahbek-Smith, Educational Film Catalog, Supplement to the Second Edition. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1942. Film Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ArpLe_A0zk 2.) A Better Minnesota (1937, 9 min) [WPA efforts in Minnesota] Agency Sponsor: WPA Reference: Larry N. Sypolt, Civilian Conservation Corps: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2005. 3.) Big Sur, California (1937, 10 min) [Scenes from and conservation activities in Big Sur] 1 Agency Sponsor: U.S. Department of the Interior, CCC Reference: Larry N. Sypolt, Civilian Conservation Corps: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2005. 4.) Bridge Building with the CCC (1939, 2 reels) [The construction of bridges by the CCC in the National Forests of California] Agency Sponsors: U.S. Department of the Interior, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 5.) CCC Accomplishments in Pennsylvania (1935, 15 min) [CCC work in the State and County parks of Pennsylvania] Agency Sponsors: U.S. Department of the Interior, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 6.) CCC at La Purisima (1936, 11 min) [CCC reconstruction of Mission La Purisima in California] Agency Sponsor: WPA Reference: Larry N. Sypolt, Civilian Conservation Corps: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2005. 7.) CCC at Mono (1936, 20 min) [CCC construction in Mono County, California] Agency Sponsor: WPA Reference: Larry N. Sypolt, Civilian Conservation Corps: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2005. 8.) Civilian Conservation Corps at Work – Arizona (1934) [Various phases of CCC work in the state] Agency Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 9.) Civilian Conservation Corps at Work – Colorado, Wyoming, and South Dakota (1934) [Various phases of CCC work in these states] Agency Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 10.) Civilian Conservation Corps at Work – The Lake States (1937) [Construction and conservation efforts of the CCC in National Forests] Agency Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CCC 2 Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 11.) Civilian Conservation Corps at Work – Montana and Idaho (1934) [Various phases of CCC work in these states] Agency Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 12.) Civilian Conservation Corps at Work – Mosquito Control (1934) [Abatement efforts in salt marshes of Delaware] Agency Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 13.) Civilian Conservation Corps at Work – Oregon and Washington (1934) [Various phases of CCC work in these states] Agency Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 14.) Civilian Conservation Corps at Work – Utah and South Idaho (1934) [Various phases of CCC work in these states] Agency Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 15.) Civilian Conservation Corps Fights Erosion (1934, 11 min) [CCC erosion control activities] Agency Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CCC Reference: D. Cook, E. Rahbek-Smith, Educational Film Catalog, Supplement to the Second Edition. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1942. Film Link: http://www.texasarchive.org/library/index.php/Civilian_Conservation_Corps_Fights_Erosion 16.) Civilian Conservation Corps in a Crisis (2 reels) [CCC enrollees helping with flood relief efforts] Agency Sponsors: U.S. Department of the Interior, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 17.) The City (1939) [Documentary on life in the modern city] Production: American Institute of Planners Director: Ralph Steiner 3 Reference: IMDB; U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. Film Link: http://archive.org/details/CityTheP1939 18.) The Civilian Conservation Corps (1935) [The life of CCC enrollees from enrollment to discharge] Agency Sponsors: War Department, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 19.) The Columbia (1949, 21 min) [Bonneville Power Administration film about the river with songs by Woody Guthrie] Agency Sponsor: U.S. Department of the Interior Writer/Producer: Stephen Kahn Film Link: http://archive.org/details/gov.fdr.353.3.4 20.) Cradle of the Father of Waters (1935/1938, 11min) [CCC work in north central Minnesota] Agency Sponsors: U.S. Department of the Interior, CCC Reference: D. Cook, E. Rahbek-Smith, Educational Film Catalog, Supplement to the Second Edition. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1942. Film Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJDQlblui3A 21.) Dawn Strikes the Capitol Dome (1936, 10 min) [Documentary portrait of the Capitol City] Agency Sponsor: WPA References: IMDB; National Archives. Film Link: http://archive.org/details/gov.fdr.352.1.3 22.) A Day in Virginia Camps (1934, 12 min) [CCC life and work in Virginia State Parks] Agency Sponsors: U.S. Department of the Interior, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 23.) Down Mobile Way (1935, 10 min) Agency Sponsors: U.S. Department of the Interior Reference: D. Cook, E. Rahbek-Smith, Educational Film Catalog, Supplement to the Second Edition. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1942. Film Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=N23Vpy6VTmw 4 24.) Electricity on the Farm (1935, 2 reels, silent) [Electricity’s uses in rural areas] Agency Sponsor: TVA Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 25.) Emergency Conservation Work at Mesa Verde (1934, 6 min) [Conservation activities at Mesa Verde in southern Colorado] Agency Sponsors: U.S. Department of Interior, CCC Larry N. Sypolt, Civilian Conservation Corps: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2005. 26.) Emergency Conservation Work in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (1936) [Work of the CCC and scenes of life in the National Park] Agency Sponsors: U.S. Department of Interior, CCC Reference: D. Cook, E. Rahbek-Smith, Educational Film Catalog, Supplement to the Second Edition. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1942. Film Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx3OoN0dIfY 27.) Evangeline, Haven of Peace (1936-37, 1 reel, silent) [CCC work in St. Martinville, Louisiana] Agency Sponsors: U.S. Department of the Interior, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 28.) The Fight for Life (1940, 69 min) [Feature film about an urban maternity clinic] Agency Sponsor: U.S. Film Service Director: Pare Lorentz Writers: Paul De Kruif, Pare Lorentz (screenplay) Reference: IMDB; Richard Dyer MacCann, The People’s Films: A Political History of U.S. Government Motion Pictures. Hastings House, 1973. Film Link: http://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.1234 29.) Flood Special! (1936, 7 min) [Flood prevention and relief efforts] Agency Sponsor: WPA Reference: Larry N. Sypolt, Civilian Conservation Corps: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2005. 30.) For a Changing Empire (1 reel) [CCC work in the State and County Parks of Georgia] 5 Agency Sponsors: U.S. Department of the Interior, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 31.) Forest and Men (1933, 1 reel) [Informational picture showing the work of the CCC throughout the country] Agency Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 32.) A Forest Playground (1936, 8 min) [CCC work in Patapsco State Park, Maryland] Agency Sponsors: U.S. Department of the Interior, CCC Reference: U.S. Film Service, Directory of U.S. Government Films. Washington D.C., 1939. 33.) Hands (1934, 4 min) [Short feature portraying the circulation of money and goods though various hands] Agency Sponsor: WPA Director: Ralph Steiner Reference: IMDB; Jan-Christopher Horak, Lovers of Cinema: The First American Film Avant- Garde, 1919-1945. University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. 34.) Heart of the Confederacy (1937, 10 min) [CCC efforts in Alabama] Agency Sponsors: U.S.
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