RIDING THE RAILS (AMERICAN EXPERIENCE)

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• Release Year: 1997
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: 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 Gunthrie, 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.
• Cast: Richard Thomas, Michael Uys, Lexy Lovell, Micheal Uys, Susan Mottau, Susan Bellows, Sharon Grimberg, Mark Samels, Samuel Henriques, Howard Sharp, Roger Schulte, Nancy Kennedy, Paul Taylor, Rena C. Kosersky
• Director: Michael Uys
• Runtime: 1:12
• Company: Out of the Blue Productions I, The American History Project, WGBH Boston, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), WGBH Boston Video, American Experience
• Media Format: Series