The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's (1993)

ALL 01/01/1993 (en) Documentary 52 Min
  • Release
    01/01/1993
  • Production
    Blackside, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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  • Original title
    The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
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Overview

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.

  1. Jon Else

    Director

  2. Story



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The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's (1993) 52 Min

ALL 01/01/1993 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 01/01/1993
  • Production
    Blackside, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Original title The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Jon Else

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Lillian Benson

    Editor

  4. Jon Else, Terry Kay Rockefeller

    Producer