Documentary · United States of America · 1940 · 13m

The Children Must Learn

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Director
Willard Van Dyke
Cast
Myron McCormick as Narrator (voice)
Crew
Robert B. Churchill — Director of Photography Irving Lerner — Editor Spencer Pollard — Writer
Synopsis

Documentary profiling an Appalachian farming family struggling to scrape out a living. Link­ing education and economic development, The Children Must Learn suggests that better schooling, especially in agricultural techniques, would bring improvement.

Mood & Themes
educationappalachiasubsistence livingappalachian mountains
Key Collaborators
Willard Van Dyke Director Robert B. Churchill Director of Photography Irving Lerner Editor Spencer Pollard Writer
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