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Thank you. Amazing Doc

The Americans called it, the "Depression", we called it the "Wall Street Crash", it put billions of people out of work, then the gangster's ,moved in.

To all you naysayers, doubt knock it if it ain’t your experience. Not having been in the military, but in jobs that were life and death if you weren’t careful, if you don’t understand it, you need to have an in-depth discussion with God. Your living bubble is a might bit too inflated.

One of the best dog-soldier films of its day.

I don't get the Neo Noir thing. Noir is noir, even in color. Body Heat is noir. The Getaway and this film are crime dramas. The Thomas Crown Affair is noir.

Cinema cities, where have you been all my life?

George Bailey's mother incoming... 06:05

I'm glad you gave King Vidor a nice shoutout. He is sorely neglected today, and he had some great visual artistry in his movies.

One of my all-time favorite movies. In my opinion, it should have won Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars as it is a far superior film to the bloated mess that is "Titanic".

Fun video.

Great work! Loved this, especially due to the sequel info and DB connection. Thank you!

I also love Saturday's Children

I love John Garfield. My favorite of his is Pride of the Marines

My favorite era! You picked some of the best, have you seen HEROES FOR SALE (1933)? A great gritty social commentary film.

This is a <great> video.keep them coming... And i love your final comment

Pre-code films were wild and raunchy and didn't sugarcoat anything. If you see a retrospective anywhere, it's worth your time.

Can always trust Cinema Cities for more film recommendations! Great video

I'm no film historian, but I do know television production and what you deliver with these videos is well researched, cleverly scripted with well chosen video and audio material... and most of all it's non-formulaic content. The standard you've set for yourself is pretty high, but I believe is is very much appreciated. TCM and PBS should come knocking, but then that might restrict what you have achieved with this channel.

My mother was born in 1922. As a child of the depression, the poverty forever altered her mind. She suffered from hallucinations and psychosis her entire life. She told me her only escape (from the depression) was the movie theater. She fantasized being the one rescued by the wealthy, handsome man an on the screen. She spent her life in and out of mental hospitals.

I don't want to say it but the truth is you are the worst recap ever. I don't understand the story. You said so many words that are of no use for love sake just cut the bullcrap and get to the story. I only want you to grow and this is my honest opinion. Please improve.

Momma was 8 yrs old when the crash happened. Her daddy died when she was five. Raised by a single mother (a tough old bird as they used to say) with her two sisters. Grandma kept a shotgun and a pistol always handy even after she married for the second time. The family rode freight cars to where the work was and when the work dried up, they would move again. I asked her once what it was really like and she said "You do what you have to do to survive. That's all".

I personally think America's pre code was changed after the depression, we became overly religious! The hysteria of the right wings religious beliefs spread over the country! Praying the depression away that lasted until the late 40's

You're obviously really bad at keeping your money to yourself.

I always love your videos, but this might be my favorite. Of the films mentioned, I think I've only seen, The Crowd, Street Scene and Chain Gang, but I'd love to dive further into this era of film. If I were you I'd consider expanding this into something full length. But what do I know, I'm just a two-bit taxi dancer from the wrong side of the tracks. Can't you see, I'm trash! A floozey! Just an endless string of men with their hands all over me. Tangos, waltzes, j-j-jitterbugs! No clean man's gonna want me, I'm just good for dancing. I belong in an ashcan!

Thanks so much. This new video was worth wait.

Los Angeles is not a " woman you love" cause as a city it will never love you back..its not even a city but a sprawling group of interconnected communities that only exist together becaise the local politicians that hold reign over it benefit from it.. there are literally people who live all their lives and have RARELY left their specific communities to venture out into the greater Metropolitan area....

The coming Depression is going to make The Great Depression look like an amateur.

Really enjoy these videoes....love me some Robert Ryan!!!! 13:11

Extremely well done. Impressive‼️ [ and it takes a LOT to impress me. 📻🙂

Another excellent documentary from you, thanks!

“Wild Boys Of The Road” : FRANKIE DARRO, a Fantastic [ and very much underrated] Actor. 📻🙂

I notice in the prison films the prisioners had targets on thei uniforms. They literally had targets on their backs! I wonder if the expresion "I have a target on my back!" (and variations) comes from those movies or did some government wiseguy decided to make that expression literal for the prisoners and the movies just reflected reality?

In case there are some who are unfamiliar with Smedley Butler, who appears at 23:35 U.S. Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler who was, at the time of his death, at that point, the most decorated marine in history. "I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street." A man of integrity, who honestly acknowledged his misguided mistakes, owned up to them; and then spent the rest of his life trying to correct those errors, by challenging the crooked politicians & corporate-interests, who sent him to do their bidding.

in the 1920s and into the early 30s, what FDR would call the "economic aristocrats", were in the driver's seat of economies, and pulling the strings of their politician puppets, everywhere around the world. they crashed the whole world's economy so they could get that extra yacht. that depression only ruffled their feathers a bit. for a short while Hollywood made a few films that actually reflected the world outside the studio gates, until the Hayes Office imposed "self"-censorship. the Hays Code was as much a political tool as it was a (supposedly) moral one.

I just love your documentaries. You have a perfect narrative voice for it too.❤

My Man Godfrey

Really not much has changed since then except the wealthy Elites have the wealth.

My Grandfather was one of those “Hobos” From Cleveland Ohio, he west, looking for work. One year later he met his younger brother at Hollywood and Vine. They tried for at least a year to break into Hollywood movie business as carpenters, electricians or whatever (Both had high school degrees.) Unfortunately he didn’t know anyone in Los Angeles, and the never made it in. They ended back into Cleveland.

Saying it's your job sure don't make it right ol' hoss

Beautiful and well done! The greatest generation earned that moniker the hard way…

Hey! I finally get that "Hollywood Steps Out" cartoon reference.

Another excellent video and several new movies to add to the list.

Wonderful essay on one of the most exciting periods of the art form. And thank you for highlighting the work of Vidor and Wellman, masters of the craft and important American artists who still don’t get their deserved recognition. Thanks again.

Though Mama wasn't a big fan of Hayden, he had a special place in her film actors horde. She always reminded me that he had something to do with the development of LA's Marina del Rey (or, at least, she wanted it to be so)

I've always liked _Lifeboat_ but I'm getting more out of it with your analysis. Thanks as always!

Thank you. TV history well done.

If it sucked like this for white people, what must it have been like for colored people?!

Decent film but too sanitized and many of the actors were much too old for roles they played.