The Children Must Learn

1940 | 13 minutes | 0.0 ★ (0)

The Children Must Learn
  • Overview

    Documentary profiling an Appalachian farming family struggling to scrape out a living. Link­ing education and economic development, The Children Must Learn suggests that better schooling, especially in agricultural techniques, would bring improvement.

  • Release Date

    01 January 1940

  • DirectingWillard Van Dyke
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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