The Panic Is On: The Great American Depression as Seen by the Common Man

Intimate newsreel footage paints a fascinating panorama of American life in the wake of the stock market crash on October 29, 1929 and the Great Depression that followed. Includes excerpts from government-made films and classic documentaries that capture the poverty and extreme distress of the time. Also includes a 32-page booklet of letters, observations, photographs and more. 2009/color/120 min/NR/fullscreen.