(The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

52 minutes

Year:

1993

Directors:

Jon Else

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Production companies:

Blackside,

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Actors:

Narrator

Self

Self

Self

Self

Crews:

Director of Photography

Director

Producer

Writer

Supervising Producer