The Great Depression A Job at Ford's (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, History

The Great Depression

A Job at Ford's (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, History

Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy. His offer of high wages in exchange for hard work attracted workers to Detroit...See moreJust before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy. His offer of high wages in exchange for hard work attracted workers to Detroit, but it began to come apart when Ford hired a private police force to speed up production and spy on employees. After the depression hit in 1929, these workers faced a new, grim reality as unemployment skyrocketed. Written by Anonymous See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Paul Boatin Self - Ford Employee Self - Ford Employee See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
Sally Booth Self - Detroit Resident Self - Detroit Resident See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
Stella Brown Self - Member, Detroit Unemployed Council Self - Member, Detroit Unemployed Council See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
Ford Bryan Self - Ford Engineer Self - Ford Engineer See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
Gwendolyn Edwards Herswelf - Ford Employee Herswelf - Ford Employee See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
Henry Ford Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Upcoming Ford Project (2021)
Doug Fraser Self =- Son of Ford Employee Self =- Son of Ford Employee See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
Jeri Gowara Self - Detroit Resident Self - Detroit Resident See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
Martin Hayden Self - Reporter, 'Detroit News' Self - Reporter, 'Detroit News' See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
Herbert Hoover Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Public Be Damned (1917)
Francis Immoberstag Self - Neice of Henry & Clara Ford Self - Neice of Henry & Clara Ford See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
Anna Kruchen Self - Member, Detroit Unemployed Council Self - Member, Detroit Unemployed Council See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
David Moore Self - Former Ford Employee Self - Former Ford Employee See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
Joe Morton Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Roberto Munoz Self - Son of Ford Employee Self - Son of Ford Employee See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
Victor Reuther Self Self See fewer	On Company Business (1980)
Leo Seitzer Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	Seeing Red (1983)
Horace Sheffield Self - Son of Ford Employee Self - Son of Ford Employee See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
Virginia Strull Self - Detroit Resident Self - Detroit Resident See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
Gore Vidal Self Self See fewer	Gattaca (1997)
Helen Wik Self - Daughter of Nebraska Farmer Self - Daughter of Nebraska Farmer See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)
Heywood Wik Self - Farmer Self - Farmer See fewer	The Great Depression (1993)