The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

52m
Documentary
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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.

Cast

Joe Morton
Narrator
Paul Boatin
Self
Sally Booth
Self
Stella Brown
Self
Ford Bryan
Self
Henry Ford
Self
Doug Fraser
Self
Herbert Hoover
Self
Gore Vidal
Self

Crew

Jon Else
Director, Writer, Producer
Steve Fayer
Writer
Lillian Benson
Editor
Michael Chin
Director of Photography
Henry Hampton
Executive Producer
Terry Kay Rockefeller
Producer
Leslie D. Farrell
Associate Producer
Brett Wiley
Camera Operator
Christopher Hall
Camera Operator
Otis W. Bess Jr.
Assistant Camera
Kim Chidester
Assistant Camera
Fred Neilsen
Assistant Camera
Robert Shepard
Additional Camera
Joe Vitagliano
Additional Camera
Joe Boekelheide
Sound Effects Designer
Ray Palagy
Sound Editor
Charles Dixon
Sound Recordist
John Haptas
Sound Recordist
Sara Chin
Sound Recordist
Felipe Borrero
Sound Recordist
Brian Keane
Music
Michael Dick
Production Manager
Stephen Stept
Supervising Producer
Alison Bassett
Supervising Producer