Overview
John and Mary Sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. Driven by bravery (and sheer desperation) they flee to the country and, with the help of other workers, set up a farming community - a socialist mini-society. The newborn community suffers many hardships - drought, vicious raccoons and the long arm of the law - but ultimately pull together to reach a bread-based Utopia.
Crew
DirectorKing Vidor
WriterKing Vidor
Cast
Karen Morley
Mary Sims
Tom Keene
John Sims
Barbara Pepper
Sally
Addison Richards
Louie
John Qualen
Chris (as John T. Qualen)
Lloyd Ingraham
Uncle Anthony
Sidney Bracey
Rent Collector
Henry Hall
Frank - the Carpenter
Nellie V. Nichols
Mrs. Cohen (as Nellie Nichols)
Frank Minor
Plumber
Bud Rae
Stonemason
Harry Brown
Little Man
C.E. Anderson
Schultz - the Butcher (uncredited)
Earl Askam
Farmer (uncredited)
Lionel Backus
Barber (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Jack Baldwin
Motorcyclist (uncredited)
Marion Ballou
Old Lady (uncredited)
Harry Bernard
Chief (uncredited)
Harold Berquist
Father (uncredited)
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Keywords
droughtfarming
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026