The Valley of the Tennessee (1944)

★★★★★ · Okay, so... · JayKay49 · 2013-01-14

Henry turned out to be the one wearing pink underwear - probably what those toothless codgers were thinking when they peeked in and saw him signing them thar papers for the gov'mint feller. But never you mind... a couple years later Henry has his own power tractor. And they neglected to tell us, the wife now went a shoppin to them thar big stores in Knoxville, of course in her own Chevy Volt - now that they gots 'lectrizzity and all. A good movie that I think I saw in school - parts of it seemed quite familiar. Its an effective movie too - all on account of clever casting. Henry is the only…

★★★★★ · Exceptional Film · MrMovie · 2005-04-28

This outstanding documentary on the TVA traces the horrors faced by those living in the Tennessee River Valley prior to the construction of a series of Dams constructed to releive not only the flooding but to provide proper irrigation for crops. The run-offs from rains and over-flowing rivers and their tributaries caused major havoc prior to the TVA coming in and fixing this problem. Many homes and farms were lost not to mention lives. This remarkable documentary traces the trials, tribulations and final success of all those involved. The narration is meloncholy amd low keyed and at no time…

★★★★ · Beneath the Valley of the FDR · Dodsworth the Cat · 2023-02-12

This Roosevelt administration film praises the Roosevelt administration's Tennessee Valley Authority, labeling poor hayseeders opposed to it "ignorant" and "bigots." Even the schoolhouse classroom is brighter and cheerier at the end. The film praises people working together. Sounds Communistic, doesn't it? First, the farmers kill the land. Then they kill other farmers with their first big cash crop--tobacco. Setting all that aside, this half-hour film is well directed and thoughtfully shot. The narration strives to be personable and direct, and the music fits the screen action.

★★★ · Peaaaaace in the Valley · Spuzz · 2005-08-30

Interesting little movie about how the Tennessee Valley Authority came to be, and pretty much saved the farmer from eventual ruin because of all the haphazard farming practices that they did, eventually causing serious problems, eg, erosion and flooding. Their solution was to add dams pretty much everywhere and teach the farmers, well, how to be better farmers. The film is first told from the perspective of some literal hicks living up in the mountains, making their keep from the soil. When the soil aint cutting it, the gummint literally walks in, causing explosions! Big Machinery! The little…