1938 · 0h 31m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
This short Depression-era documentary describes the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States and laments the environmental destruction committed in the name of progress, particularly farming and timber practices and their impact on impoverished farmers.
Director: Pare Lorentz
Writers: Pare Lorentz
Music by: Virgil Thomson
Cinematography: Willard Van Dyke, Stacy Woodard
Editor: Lloyd Nosler, Leo Zochling