Our Daily Bread (1934) in The Age of FDR

The title, of course, comes from the Lord’s Prayer evoking images of contrite men and women thankful for the bounties they’re provided on God’s green earth. Director King Vidor took an immediate interest in the project because it was a timely piece in the age of FDR’s public ... Read full article

Frank Lackteen, Features Perfectly Suited for the Villain, the Bread and Butter of His Career

Frank Lackteen Frank Lackteen, what can one say about a man with nearly two-hundred (albeit, many uncredited roles and extra work) celluloid appearances? So, I will begin at his beginning, because his beginnings molded his film future. He was born Mohammed Hassan Lackteen, in Labanon, 1897. He, hi... Read full article

Frank Lackteen, Features Perfectly Suited for the Villain, the Bread and Butter of His Career

Frank Lackteen Frank Lackteen, what can one say about a man with nearly two-hundred (albeit, many uncredited roles and extra work) celluloid appearances? So, I will begin at his beginning, because his beginnings molded his film future. He was born Mohammed Hassan Lackteen, in Labanon, 1897. He, hi... Read full article

Frank Lackteen, Features Perfectly Suited for the Villain, the Bread and Butter of His Career

Frank Lackteen Frank Lackteen, what can one say about a man with nearly two-hundred (albeit, many uncredited roles and extra work) celluloid appearances? So, I will begin at his beginning, because his beginnings molded his film future. He was born Mohammed Hassan Lackteen, in Labanon, 1897. He, hi... Read full article

Our Daily Bread (1934)

Our Daily Bread (1934) Directed by King Vidor 1934/USA King W. Vidor Productions (as Viking Productions, Inc.) First Viewing Mary Sims: But how, John? Who’s going to save us? John Sims: Not who, Mary, what. The bread will save us, the bread. John and Mary Sims (Tom Keane and Karen Morely) ... Read full article