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The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936)

The Plow That Broke the Plains is a 1936 short documentary film which shows what happened to the Great Plains region of the United States and Canada when uncontrolled agricultural farming led to the Dust Bowl. It was written and directed by Pare Lorentz. The film was narrated by the American actor and baritone Thomas Hardie Chalmers.

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Director: Pare Lorentz
Distributor: U.S. Resettlement Administration|Resettlement Administration
Release date: January 1, 1936
Running time: 25 min. (without Epilogue)

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