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MOVIES
DEPRESSION SHOPPING LIST—1932 to 1934
Milk—10¢ per quart
Bread—5¢ per loaf
Coffee—26¢ per lb.
Sugar—5¢ per lb.
-based on “For What It’s Worth: The Value of A Dollar” from Berkeley Rep’s study guide for The Glass Menagerie, compiled by Jessica Modrall,
ducation Intern, and Dave Maier, Outreach Coordinator
1937 AT THE MOVIES
Throughout The Glass Menagerie, Tom repeatedly tells his mother Amanda that he
is going to the movies (to escape from his stifl ing life in the apartment he shares
with Amanda and Laura). 1937 was a good year for movies. Below are some fi lms that
came out that year that Tom could have seen at his neighborhood movie theater.
The Life of Emilie Zola: Directed by William Dieterle and starting
Paul Muni and Gale Sondergaard, The Life of Emilie Zola was a
critically and fi nancially successful biographical fi lm about French
writer Emile Zola.
The Prisoner of Zenda: Directed by John Cromwell and starring
Madeleine Carroll and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., The Prisoner of Zenda
was based on the 1894 novel of the same name.
The Awful Truth: Directed by Leo
McCarey (who won the Oscar for Best
Director), The Awful Truth starred Irene
Dunne and Cary Grant as a couple on
the brink of divorce who realize they’re
still in love with each other.
In Old Chicago: Directed by Henry King and starring Alice Brady
(who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar) and Tyrone Power, In
Old Chicago tells a fi ctionalized story of the Great Chicago Fire of
1871. When it was released, its price tag made it one of the most
expensive fi lms ever made.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Widely accepted
as the greatest American animated fi lm of all time
(according to the American Film Institute), Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs was Disney’s fi rst fulllength
animated feature fi lm. Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs holds the distinction of being the only
traditionally animated fi lm on AFI’s list of the 100
greatest American fi lms of all time (updated 2007 list).
The Glass Menagerie
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