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Our Daily Bread

- We live! We love! We fight! We hate! What don't we do for - 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.

Release Date : 1934-10-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Viking ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Karen Morley

Character Name : Mary Sims

Original Name : Karen Morley

Gender : Female

Tom Keene

Character Name : John Sims

Original Name : Tom Keene

Gender : Male

Barbara Pepper

Character Name : Sally

Original Name : Barbara Pepper

Gender : Female

Addison Richards

Character Name : Louie

Original Name : Addison Richards

Gender : Male

John Qualen

Character Name : Chris (as John T. Qualen)

Original Name : John Qualen

Gender : Male

Lloyd Ingraham

Character Name : Uncle Anthony

Original Name : Lloyd Ingraham

Gender : Male

Sidney Bracey

Character Name : Rent Collector

Original Name : Sidney Bracey

Gender : Male

Henry Hall

Character Name : Frank - the Carpenter

Original Name : Henry Hall

Gender : Male

Nellie V. Nichols

Character Name : Mrs. Cohen (as Nellie Nichols)

Original Name : Nellie V. Nichols

Gender : Female

Frank Minor

Character Name : Plumber

Original Name : Frank Minor

Gender : Male

Bud Rae

Character Name : Stonemason

Original Name : Bud Rae

Gender : Male

Harry Brown

Character Name : Little Man

Original Name : Harry Brown

Gender : Male

C.E. Anderson

Character Name : Schultz - the Butcher (uncredited)

Original Name : C.E. Anderson

Gender : Male

Earl Askam

Character Name : Farmer (uncredited)

Original Name : Earl Askam

Gender : Male

Lionel Backus

Character Name : Barber (uncredited)

Original Name : Lionel Backus

Gender : Male

Eddie Baker

Character Name : Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Baker

Gender : Male

Jack Baldwin

Character Name : Motorcyclist (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Baldwin

Gender : Male

Marion Ballou

Character Name : Old Lady (uncredited)

Original Name : Marion Ballou

Gender : Male

Harry Bernard

Character Name : Chief (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Bernard

Gender : Male

Harold Berquist

Character Name : Father (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Berquist

Gender : Male

Bonita

Character Name : Mother (uncredited)

Original Name : Bonita

Gender : Male

Harry C. Bradley

Character Name : Professor (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry C. Bradley

Gender : Male

Lynton Brent

Character Name : Bully (uncredited)

Original Name : Lynton Brent

Gender : Male

Tommy Bupp

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Tommy Bupp

Gender : Male

Henry Burroughs

Character Name : Politician (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Burroughs

Gender : Male

Cy Clegg

Character Name : Lawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : Cy Clegg

Gender : Male

Billy Engle

Character Name : Abie Cohen (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Engle

Gender : Male

Florence Enright

Character Name : Gossiping Woman #2 (uncredited)

Original Name : Florence Enright

Gender : Male

Alma Ferns

Character Name : Mrs. Hilda Larsen (uncredited)

Original Name : Alma Ferns

Gender : Male

Clarence Geldart

Character Name : Community Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Clarence Geldart

Gender : Male

Harris Gordon

Character Name : Cigar Salesman (uncredited)

Original Name : Harris Gordon

Gender : Male

Mary Gordon

Character Name : Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Gordon

Gender : Female

Harrison Greene

Character Name : Sheriff (uncredited)

Original Name : Harrison Greene

Gender : Male

Frank Hammond

Character Name : Undertaker (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Hammond

Gender : Male

Jack Hyam

Character Name : Violinist (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Hyam

Gender : Male

Doris Kemper

Character Name : Gossiping Woman #1 (uncredited)

Original Name : Doris Kemper

Gender : Female

Billy Kidston

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Kidston

Gender : Male

Maybelle Lee

Character Name : Little Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Maybelle Lee

Gender : Male

Sidney Miller

Character Name : Cohen's Son (uncredited)

Original Name : Sidney Miller

Gender : Male

Gene O'Brien

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Gene O'Brien

Gender : Male

Edward Peil Sr.

Character Name : Powerhouse Employee (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Peil Sr.

Gender : Male

Hal Price

Character Name : Threatened Bidder at Auction (uncredited)

Original Name : Hal Price

Gender : Male

Bob Reeves

Character Name : George Hannibal (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Reeves

Gender : Male

Alex Schumberg

Character Name : Violinist (uncredited)

Original Name : Alex Schumberg

Gender : Male

Harry Semels

Character Name : Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Semels

Gender : Male

Ray Spiker

Character Name : Ex-Convict (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Spiker

Gender : Male

Billy Tucker

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Tucker

Gender : Male

Robert Tucker

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Tucker

Gender : Male

King Vidor

Character Name : Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)

Original Name : King Vidor

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-13

Despite having a pretty lacklustre cast, this is still quite a watchable story of grit and determination set during the American depression. John Qualen ("Chris") - more frequently seen in the more eccentric supporting roles of John Wayne movies - stops by the farm of Tom Keene ("Tom") and "Mary" (Karen Mosley) who have fled the city in the hope of making a new life for themselves on an old farm owned by her uncle. He is invited to stay to help them, and they gradually they realise that by helping each other they can accomplish more, and more efficiently too, so establish a co-operative of locals and out-of-work visitors. The precision involved in their marvellous ditch digging scene proves that point effectively as they must quickly divert a nearby stream (that assumes rather Ganges-like proportions by the time they have finished) to save their drought affected corn is entertaining to watch, and the story reinforces the pioneering determination to try to make a go of things, despite the odds. Sadly, the on-screen talent - aside from Qualen - is pretty mediocre and the production is pretty basic - both of which do hold it back. As a comment on the social and community impact of the downturn in the late 1920s and 1930s - it has still some poignancy, though.