

Our Daily Bread
1934-10-02 · 80 min · ★ 6.7
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. 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.
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- King Vidor
- Production companies
- Viking Productions, United Artists
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Karen MorleyMary Sims
Tom KeeneJohn Sims
Barbara PepperSally
Addison RichardsLouie
John QualenChris (as John T. Qualen)
Lloyd IngrahamUncle Anthony
Sidney BraceyRent Collector
Henry HallFrank - the Carpenter
Nellie V. NicholsMrs. Cohen (as Nellie Nichols)
C.E. AndersonSchultz - the Butcher (uncredited)
Eddie BakerDeputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Harry BernardChief (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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