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Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread

We live! We love! We fight! We hate! What don't we do for - OUR DAILY BREAD

19346.71h 20mNR

Overview

John and Mary Sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. Driven by bravery (and sheer desperation) they flee to the country and, with the help of other workers, set up a farming community - a socialist mini-society. The newborn community suffers many hardships - drought, vicious raccoons and the long arm of the law - but ultimately pull together to reach a bread-based Utopia.

Directed by King Vidor
Written by King Vidor, Elizabeth Hill, Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Produced by King Vidor
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Top Cast

Karen Morley

Karen Morley

Mary Sims

Tom Keene

Tom Keene

John Sims

Barbara Pepper

Barbara Pepper

Sally

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Louie

John Qualen

John Qualen

Chris (as John T. Qualen)

Lloyd Ingraham

Lloyd Ingraham

Uncle Anthony

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Rent Collector

Henry Hall

Henry Hall

Frank - the Carpenter

Nellie V. Nichols

Nellie V. Nichols

Mrs. Cohen (as Nellie Nichols)

F

Frank Minor

Plumber

Themes & Keywords

droughtfarming

About Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread is a drama, romance film released in 1934 exploring themes of drought, farming. Directed by King Vidor, it stars Karen Morley, Tom Keene, Barbara Pepper. John and Mary Sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. Driven by bravery (and sheer desperation) they flee to the country and, with the help of other workers, set up a farming community - a socialist mini-society. The newborn community suffers many hardships - drought, vicious raccoons and the long arm of the law - but ultimately pull together to reach a bread-based Utopia.

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