The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

52 minutes

Year:

1993

Director:

Jon Else

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Company:

Blackside,

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Cast:

Narrator

Self

Self

Self

Self

Crew:

Director of Photography

Director

Writer

Writer

Supervising Producer