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Life in the Thirties
TV Episode | Documentary

Project XX examines American life in the 1930s from the Depression and election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the eve of World War II.
Director
Writers
Henry Salomon (based on a concept of) | Richard Hanser (written by)
Producer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 16, 1959

Release date
Oct 16, 1959 (United States)

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37 cast members
Name Known for
Alexander Scourby
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
Robert Benchley
Humorist (archive footage) Humorist (archive footage)   See fewer
Adolf A. Berle
Self - FDR's Brain Trust (archive footage) Self - FDR's Brain Trust (archive footage)   See fewer
Father Coughlin
Self - Priest & Activist (archive footage) Self - Priest & Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Duchess of Windsor
Self - Duke of WIndsor's Wife (archive footage) (as Wallis Simpson) Self - Duke of WIndsor's Wife (archive footage) (as Wallis Simpson)   See fewer
Duke of Windsor
Self - Former King of England (archive footage) Self - Former King of England (archive footage)   See fewer
James A. Farley
Self - Politician (archive footage) Self - Politician (archive footage)   See fewer
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Self - Kidnapper (archive footage) Self - Kidnapper (archive footage)   See fewer
Hirohito
Self - Emperor of Japan (archive footage) Self - Emperor of Japan (archive footage)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self - German Leader (archive footage) Self - German Leader (archive footage)   See fewer
Herbert Hoover
Self - President (archive footage) Self - President (archive footage)   See fewer
Louis Howe
Self - Politician (archive footage) Self - Politician (archive footage)   See fewer
Cordell Hull
Self - Secretary of State (archive footage) Self - Secretary of State (archive footage)   See fewer
Harold L. Ickes
Self - Secretary of the Interior (archive footage) Self - Secretary of the Interior (archive footage)   See fewer
Hugh Samuel Johnson
Self - National Recovery Administration (archive footage) Self - National Recovery Administration (archive footage)   See fewer
King George VI
Self - British Royal Family (archive footage) Self - British Royal Family (archive footage)   See fewer
Alfred Landon
Self - Presidential Candidate (archive footage) Self - Presidential Candidate (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Lindbergh Jr.
Self - Lindbergh's Son (archive footage) Self - Lindbergh's Son (archive footage)   See fewer
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Self - Lindbergh's Wife (archive footage) Self - Lindbergh's Wife (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles A. Lindbergh
Self - Pilot (archive footage) Self - Pilot (archive footage)   See fewer
Huey Long
Self - Senator (archive footage) Self - Senator (archive footage)   See fewer
Joe Louis
Self - Boxer (archive footage) Self - Boxer (archive footage)   See fewer
Raymond Moley
Self - FDR's Brain Trust (archive footage) Self - FDR's Brain Trust (archive footage)   See fewer
Benito Mussolini
Self - Italian Leader (archive footage) Self - Italian Leader (archive footage)   See fewer
Frances Perkins
Self - Secretary of Labor (archive footage) Self - Secretary of Labor (archive footage)   See fewer
Princess Margaret
Self - British Royal Family (archive footage) Self - British Royal Family (archive footage)   See fewer
Queen Elizabeth II
Self - British Royal Family (archive footage) (as Princess Eizabeth) Self - British Royal Family (archive footage) (as Princess Eizabeth)   See fewer
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Self - British Royal Family (archive footage) Self - British Royal Family (archive footage)   See fewer
Will Rogers Jr.
Self - Humorist (archive footage) Self - Humorist (archive footage)   See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self - President (archive footage) Self - President (archive footage)   See fewer
Max Schmeling
Self - Boxer (archive footage) Self - Boxer (archive footage)   See fewer
Haile Selassie
Self - Emperor of Ethiopia (archive footage) Self - Emperor of Ethiopia (archive footage)   See fewer
Gerald L.K. Smith
Self - Reverend & Activist (archive footage) Self - Reverend & Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Francis E. Townsend
Self - Physician & Activist (archive footage) Self - Physician & Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Rexford Tugwell
Self - FDR's Brain Trust (archive footage) Self - FDR's Brain Trust (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert F. Wagner Sr.
Self - Senator, New York (archive footage) Self - Senator, New York (archive footage)   See fewer
Henry Wallace
Self - Secretary of Agriculture (archive footage) Self - Secretary of Agriculture (archive footage)   See fewer
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