Valley Town (1940)
- Original title
- Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
- Directed by
- Willard Van Dyke
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 25 min
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary looks at how machines and automation change the lives of workers and their families in a small American town. It shows both the personal and economic effects of industry shifting to new methods.
observationalearnestsoberfactualreflectiverestrainedclassroom-like
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