Irving Lerner Movies

  • 1941
    A Place to Live

    A Place to Live

    A Place to Live

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    Inner city squalor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the subject of this documentary, which focuses on a child returning from school to his home, a...

    A Place to Live
  • 1963
    Cry of Battle

    Cry of Battle

    Cry of Battle

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    During World War II, the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman finds himself involved in the guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese, and...

    Cry of Battle
  • 1940
    Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men

    Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men

    Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men

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    A documentary examining the effects of industrial automation on a small American town.

    Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
  • 1943
    The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'

    The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'

    The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'

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    The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.

    The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'
  • 1972
    The Darwin Adventure

    The Darwin Adventure

    The Darwin Adventure

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    The story of Charles Darwin's journey on The Beagle.

    The Darwin Adventure
  • 1944
    Hymn of the Nations

    Hymn of the Nations

    Hymn of the Nations

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    Commissioned by the U.S. Office of War Information, this short film features conductor Arturo Toscanini leading the NBC Symphony Orchestra, tenor Jan...

    Hymn of the Nations
  • 1935
    Pie in the Sky

    Pie in the Sky

    Pie in the Sky

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    At a skid row mission, a cleric opines as men wait to eat. After his sermon, he brings out a pie and cuts it into small slices. The two men at the...

    Pie in the Sky
  • 1940
    The Children Must Learn

    The Children Must Learn

    The Children Must Learn

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    Documentary profiling an Appalachian farming family struggling to scrape out a living. Link­ing education and economic development, The Children...

    The Children Must Learn
  • 1942
    The Land

    The Land

    The Land

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    The least typical, least known, and most controversial of director Flaherty's films depicts a vast and vague territory across the southern and...

    The Land
  • 1937
    China Strikes Back

    China Strikes Back

    China Strikes Back

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    Raw footage received from photographer Harry Dunham revealed never before seen images of Mao Tse-Tung and the Eighth Route Army, inspiring Frontier...

    China Strikes Back