Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Brainsbell The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

atlasmb "Our Daily Bread" is a depression era film about some who suffered but banded together to survive on a communal farm. The effort is led by John Sims who needs the exhortations of his wife, Mary, to keep his spirits up and his mind in the game.The group faces numerous setbacks and trials, but they always manage to persevere. It's a solid portrayal of a communal effort, where every man is his neighbor's brother and some "sacrifice" for the benefit of the many.In the midst of this community arrives Sally, a platinum blonde who fits in like chewing gum on the bottom of a shoe. She provides color, and agitation to the order of the farm. John seems to like her outlook on life.The acting is mostly good, and the plot is dramatic, if somewhat predictable. Other reviewers have cited the ending as the best part of the movie. I disagree, because the ending is so unrealistic (for many reasons) as to take the viewer out of the film. But I understand the intent. A reviewer commented that it reminded him of the "Hey, gang, let's put on a show" device and I was thinking the same thing. Unfortunately, this "show" is more fairy tale than drama.

Michael Morrison Cynics may, and will, find a lot to dislike; conversely, idealists will find a lot to like.Another commenter said "Our Daily Bread" gets a lot of interpretations, and that is very definitely correct.The one I like is this: People in voluntary co-operation, working together toward a common goal, in this case, survival, can accomplish a lot, especially if there is some intelligence used in both finding the goal and finding the means toward it.Unfortunately a lot of luck is needed, too, and the people here got a bit of it at the start.Also needed is a very high threshold of frustration, and patience, and a reluctance to place blame.Father Flanagan, most famous for Boys Town, started his mission of helping financially deprived people by acquiring an abandoned hotel in Omaha. He opened it to anyone in need who would also provide some ability or effort toward restoring the building.It's an idea whose time might be here again, as we are in either a depression or a very severe recession, and thousands of people are losing their homes.The John Sims character in "Our Daily Bread" begins with a similar, if not identical, premise, and disparate, but desperate, people pitch in with their skills and talents or perhaps just their desperate desire.The commenter who said the women had little to do should re-watch "Our Daily Bread" and pay closer attention to the last scene, which someone else called, rightly, "exhilarating." Exhilarating: That's the word for "Our Daily Bread," a must-see.

Neil Doyle TOM KEENE and KAREN MORLEY are the lesser-known stars of this Depression-era classic, a poor man's "Grapes of Wrath", about a young farming couple who use ingenuity to overcome a drought that threatens to ruin their crops.Tom Keene was a B-actor who did mostly westerns and does a sincere, earnest job of playing the kind of "everyman" role that Henry Fonda and Joel McCrea usually played in these sort of films. While he has a limited range, he makes an appealing hero, a man who fires others with his ambitious idea to build a gully for the water to reach the crops that are badly in need of water. It's this sequence, with the men following orders and digging the ditches that make a pathway for the water, that really makes the film special.Otherwise, it's a rather drab exercise in showing the downtrodden lives of farming people during the Great Depression of the '30s.KAREN MORLEY is lovely as the loyal woman who stands by her man and JOHN QUALEN does an effective job as a frustrated farmer. Some striking scenes for the last half-hour, but a bit heavy going before that.

dbdumonteil "Our daily bread" is some kind of follow-up to "The Crowd" (1928).Not only there is not work in the city anymore on account of the economy,but city is evil ,as temptress Sally shows.I love the way King Vidor tackled the subject : the society's rejects's plight after the Depression.He never loses his sense of humour ,even in the most dramatic scenes: John Sims trades his small guitar for a scrawny chicken,the farm is sold for 1.85 dollars ,etc"Our daily bread" is the new society in miniature Jim built with a little help from his pals .Every human being counts,a violin player is as useful as a carpenter.Politic is not much talked about;the word "socialism" is uttered once or twice ,but the keyword is " cooperative" ."Let's stand together" is their motto.It culminates in the last sequence,one of the strongest of all time !Songs,prayers,a bit of utopia but a lot of human warmth and love!Like this ?Try these ..."le Belle Equipe" Julien Duvivier 1936"Grapes of Wrath" John Ford 1940