Film · 1940

Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men

Name: Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
Director: Willard Van Dyke
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1940-08-04

25 min · Directed by Willard Van Dyke

Documentary

7.52
ratings

A documentary examining the effects of industrial automation on a small American town.

Cast

Ray Collins

Mayor (voice)

Herbert Rudley

O

Olive Stanton

Crew

Director: Willard Van Dyke

Writer

Spencer Pollard, Willard Van Dyke, Ben Maddow

Editor

Irving Lerner

Cinematography

Robert B. Churchill, Roger Barlow

Composer

Marc Blitzstein

Details

Studios: Educational Film Institute of New York University, Documentary Film Productions
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Release: August 4, 1940

Themes

industryeducational

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