...One Third of a Nation... (1939)
- Original title
- One Third of a Nation
- Directed by
- Dudley Murphy
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A landlord wants to tear down a tenement building but a young woman tries to stop him. Their conflict reveals the harsh living conditions of poor people in New York City.
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What happens
...One Third of a Nation... is a 1939 American drama film directed by Dudley Murphy and written by Oliver H.P. Garrett and Dudley Murphy. The film stars Sylvia Sidney, Leif Erickson, Myron McCormick, Hiram Sherman, the future director Sidney Lumet and Muriel Hutchison. The film was released on February 10, 1939, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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