About
When MGM’s top director, King Vidor, wanted to make a realistic drama about the hardships of the Great Depression, studio executives turned him down. Vidor raised the money and made Our Daily Bread anyway. It tells the story of down-and-out Americans from all walks of life who band together to form a collective farm to survive. Heralded today as a brave move by Vidor, the film was criticized at the time for its “communistic” message.
Historical Note
The film is regarded as a sequel to Vidor’s The Crowd (1928) which told the story of a young couple making their way in the big, heartless city.
