The River (1938)
The River (1938) - Documentary Movies 31 minutes. . This short Depression-era documentary describes the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States and laments the environmental destruction committed in the name of progress, particularly farming and timber practices and their impact on impoverished farmers. mississippi river, river
Released: Feb 04, 1938
Runtime: 31 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Thomas Chalmers
Crew: Pare Lorentz (Writer), Pare Lorentz (Director), Virgil Thomson (Original Music Composer), Albert Dillinger (Sound), Henry Brant (Orchestrator), Alexander Smallens (Conductor)