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Our Daily Bread (1934) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by King Vidor and produced by King Vidor.

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Our Daily Bread (1934) in The Age of FDR

By 4 Star Film Fan on May 5, 2022 From 4 Star Films

The title, of course, comes from the Lord’s Prayer evoking images of contrite men and women thankful for the bounties they’re provided on God’s green earth. Director King Vidor took an immediate interest in the project because it was a timely piece in the age of FDR’s public ... Read full article


Our Daily Bread (1934)

By Beatrice on Apr 16, 2013 From Flickers in Time

Our Daily Bread (1934) Directed by King Vidor 1934/USA King W. Vidor Productions (as Viking Productions, Inc.) First Viewing Mary Sims: But how, John? Who’s going to save us? John Sims: Not who, Mary, what. The bread will save us, the bread. John and Mary Sims (Tom Keane and Karen Morely) ... Read full article


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John Sims: Don't worry Mary. I know things are hard now but we'll make it in the end.
Mary Sims: But how, John? Who's going to save us?
John Sims: Not who, Mary, what. The bread will save us, the bread.


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After the film's premiere at the "Century of Progress" exhibition in Chicago, Illinois, the film was cut by more than 10 minutes for its national release. Many of the cast from the original showing are missing in the prints available today.
American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films 1931-1940 credits C.E. Anderson in the role of "blacksmith"; actually he plays the butcher who trades John a scrawny chicken for his ukulele.
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