The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's (1993)
Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy. His offer of high wages in exchange for hard work attracted workers to Detroit, but it began to come apart when Ford hired a private police force to speed up production and spy on employees. After the depression hit in 1929, these workers faced a new, grim reality as unemployment skyrocketed.
Director: Jon Else
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Joe Morton as Narrator |
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Paul Boatin as Self |
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Sally Booth as Self |
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Stella Brown as Self |
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Ford Bryan as Self |
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Henry Ford as Self |
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Doug Fraser as Self |
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Herbert Hoover as Self |
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Gore Vidal as Self |
| Camera | Michael Chin | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Jon Else | Director |
| Production | Jon Else | Producer |
| Writing | Steve Fayer | Writer |
| Production | Alison Bassett | Supervising Producer |
| Writing | Jon Else | Writer |
| Camera | Robert Shepard | Additional Camera |
| Production | Leslie D. Farrell | Associate Producer |
| Production | Stephen Stept | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Terry Kay Rockefeller | Producer |
| Sound | Sara Chin | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Joe Vitagliano | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Brett Wiley | Camera Operator |
| Production | Michael Dick | Production Manager |
| Sound | John Haptas | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Charles Dixon | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Otis W. Bess Jr. | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Felipe Borrero | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Christopher Hall | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Lillian Benson | Editor |
| Sound | Brian Keane | Music |
| Camera | Kim Chidester | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Henry Hampton | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Joe Boekelheide | Sound Effects Designer |
| Sound | Ray Palagy | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Fred Neilsen | Assistant Camera |