America, Lost and Found

America, Lost and Found is a 1979 documentary film essay directed by Lance Bird and Tom Johnson.

Summary

Made entirely out of newsreels and archival footage, the film summarizes the history of America from the Great Depression to the start of WWII (including the Hindenburg disaster).

People featured in the film

• Thomas Edison
• Henry Ford
• Huey Long
• Herbert Hoover
• Eleanor Roosevelt
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Al Jolson
• Jimmy Durante
• H.G. Wells
• Orson Welles
• Philo Farnsworth
• Howard Hughes

Cast

• Pat Hingle - narrator

See also

• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - the 1975 documentary similar in content and structure
• The World of Tomorrow - the 1984 documentary about the 1939 World's Fair
• Stand Up and Cheer! - 1934 film musical featured in the documentary

References

External links

• America Lost and Found on YouTube
• America Lost and Found at IMDb