WUSTL Film and Media Archive

Title Work

Title No: 4881

Title: Dust bowl

Medium: Moving Image

Original Medium: Film

Date: c1960 (Release)

Original Summary:

"Discusses the factors, such as neglected farm land and poor wages, which resulted in mass migration from the drought-ridden southwest to California."--Audiovisual Materials Catalog 2002-2007 by Audiovisual Services of St. Louis Public Schools.

Originally broadcast in 1960 as a segment of the CBS Television program The Twentieth century.

"Discusses the neglect of the land, the neglect of the people who farmed the land, and the exploitation, speculation, and complacency which resulted in a mass migration from the drought-ridden areas of the southwest to California."--WorldCat.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 26 min

Genres: Documentary; Educational

Subjects: Depressions--1929--United States; Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939; Droughts--United States; Dust storms--United States; Great Plains--History; Great plains--Economic conditions; United States--History--1919-1933; United States--History--1933-1945

Credits:

	Role	Name
	Producer	Benjamin, Burton
	Broadcaster	CBS Television Network
	Narrator	Cronkite, Walter
	Distribution Company	McGraw-Hill Films
	Source of Material	St. Louis Public Schools (Saint Louis, Mo.)
	Director	Stuart, Mel

Items ^x1

	Item	Description
	4881-1	Safety Film : Viewing print

Contained By ^x1

	Title No	Title
	4819	St. Louis Public Schools educational film library

Related Works ^x1

	Type	Title No	Title
		7334	Twentieth century (Television program : 1957-1966)