Riding the Rails
by Michael Uys; Lexy Lovell
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Actor: James San Jule; Arvel 'Sunshine' Pearson; Rene Champion; Richard Thomas; Peggy De Hart; John Fawcett (II); Charley Bull; Clarence Lee; Jim Mitchell; Bob 'Guitar Whitey' Symmonds; C.R. 'Tiny' BolandDirector: Michael Uys; Lexy Lovell
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 72 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-02-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
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Movie Review: Fantastic Film, Superiorly Directed
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a factual film depicting true stories of people riding the rails across America during the great Depression, especially young teens. It is the will to survive during difficult times to make money, for adventure, or just ride for the thrill, and risking their lives each time. It is entertaining and educational. It is a MUST see for any American who wants to know more about our history. It is an essential especially for historians and American studies students and professors. There is so much to learn between the film and the book by the director's father, Errol Lincoln Uys, that this would make an excellent class at any University or college. The film is superb, well directed, filmed in high quality.
Summary of Riding the Rails
Don't miss this ride! Riding the Rails tells the unforgettable story of the 250,000 teenagers who left their homes and hopped freight trains during the Great Depression. Featuring a foot-stomping soundtrack of such folk greats as Jimmie Rodgers, Woody Guthrie, Doc Watson, Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, Riding the Rails vividly combines the clear-eyed memories of witnesses with archival footage of teens riding atop speeding trains and newsreel interviews with lean-bodied kids full of bravado. Striking in its detail and depth of emotion, Riding the Rails is that rare film that will inform, dazzle, and profoundly move its audience. This is not a ride you want to miss. Featuring music by Jimmie Rodgers, Doc Watson, Woodie Guthrie, Brownie McGhee, and Sonny Terry.Special DVD features include: new video segment featuring an interview with the filmmakers; photo gallery featuring archival images from the National Archives and the Library of Congress; excerpt from the companion book; scene selection; English audiotrack; and closed captions.
On one DVD5 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: Full screen
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and perhaps no time in America's history has been so desperate as the Great Depression. Hundreds of thousands of young men and women left home seeking work and money wherever they could find it, and many of them took to hopping trains as a means of cheap, speedy (though by no means safe) travel. Riding the Rails lets survivors tell their stories of thrills, humiliation, and boredom from a distance of 60 years. You'll be amazed at the strength and determination of these folks to survive the difficult times, and find their reminiscences beautiful, sometimes angry, sometimes poetic. Contemporary newsreel footage and songs from such depression-era chroniclers as Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers make the 1930s come alive and evoke the vitality and suffering of a generation. --Rob Lightner
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