Culture of the 1930s (Wed Mar 1)
by Dr. H - March 1st, 2017
Links for today’s Culture of the 1930s workshop:
Radio:
A Day in Radio (21 Sept 1939)
Mercury Theater of the Air
85 Radio Programs from the 1930s from Internet Archive
Popular Songs:
“Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” (NPR)
“I’ve Got a Pocketful of Dreams” (Bing Crosby)
“Pennies from Heaven” (Billie Holliday)
Film:
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (Wizard of Oz, dir. Victor Fleming 1939)
Two for a Penny (Grapes of Wrath, dir. John Ford 1940)
“Remember My Forgotten Man” (Gold Diggers of 1933, dir. Mervyn LeRoy 1933)
Image: “Fireside Chat Listener” statue in the FDR Memorial, Washington DC
