Our Daily Bread (1934): Cast
Our Daily Bread is a 1934 romantic drama starring Tom Keene as John Sims, Karen Morley and John Qualen. It runs 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 20m (80 min)
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Viking Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Our Daily Bread About?
The premise of Our Daily Bread without spoilers.
John and Mary Sims, urbanites crushed by the Depression’s financial blow, escape to the countryside. With fellow workers they create a cooperative farming settlement that functions as a small socialist community. Despite drought, aggressive raccoons and legal pressure, the group unites, overcoming hardships to achieve a bread‑based utopia.
Our Daily Bread Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- national film registry
- great depression
- marriage
- unemployment
- collective farm
- independent film
- femme fatale
- financial trouble
- countryside
- farming
- forced sale
- compulsory auction
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- cornfield
- irrigation canal
- socialism
- self governance
- agrarian
- love triangle
- tiny house
- moving rocks
- motorcycle with a sidecar
- punched in the jaw
- wanted poster
- reward
- inheritance
- filmmaker writer director producer
- social drama
- social commentary
- plumber
- stonemason
- rent collector
- agriculture labor
- infidelity
- farm auction
- childbirth
- hunger
- lawyer
- rainstorm
- river
- sheriiff's sale
- swedish american
- barter economy
- hoedown
- vamp
- bank check
- hallucination
- marital reconciliation
- bill collector
- bible quotation
- celebration
Our Daily Bread Cast & Characters
Tom Keene leads the cast as John Sims, with Karen Morley as Mary Sims and John Qualen as Chris (as John T. Qualen).
- Tom Keene as John Sims
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Karen Morley as Mary Sims -
John Qualen as Chris (as John T. Qualen) - Addison Richards as Louie
Also Starring in Our Daily Bread
· 45 more- Mary Gordon Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
- Sidney Bracey Rent Collector
- Lloyd Ingraham Uncle Anthony
- Edward Peil Sr. Powerhouse Employee (uncredited)
- Harry Semels Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)
- Lynton Brent Bully (uncredited)
- Bob Reeves George Hannibal (uncredited)
- Harry C. Bradley Professor (uncredited)
- Harrison Greene Sheriff (uncredited)
- Harry Bernard Chief (uncredited)
- King Vidor Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
- Barbara Pepper Sally
- Henry Hall Frank - the Carpenter
- Sidney Miller Cohen's Son (uncredited)
- Billy Engle Abie Cohen (uncredited)
- Hal Price Threatened Bidder at Auction (uncredited)
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- Eddie Baker Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
- Ray Spiker Ex-Convict (uncredited)
- Tommy Bupp Boy (uncredited)
- Clarence Geldart Community Member (uncredited)
- Earl Askam Farmer (uncredited)
- Harry Brown Little Man
- C.E. Anderson Schultz - the Butcher (uncredited)
- Frank Hammond Undertaker (uncredited)
- Nellie V. Nichols Mrs. Cohen (as Nellie Nichols)
- Doris Kemper Gossiping Woman #1 (uncredited)
- Marion Ballou Old Lady (uncredited)
- Harris Gordon Cigar Salesman (uncredited)
- Bud Rae Stonemason
- Bonita Mother (uncredited)
- Cy Clegg Lawyer (uncredited)
- Gene O'Brien Boy (uncredited)
- Harold Berquist Father (uncredited)
- Florence Enright Gossiping Woman #2 (uncredited)
- Robert Tucker Boy (uncredited)
- Billy Tucker Boy (uncredited)
- Lionel Backus Barber (uncredited)
- Frank Minor Plumber
- Jack Baldwin Motorcyclist (uncredited)
- Henry Burroughs Politician (uncredited)
- Alma Ferns Mrs. Hilda Larsen (uncredited)
- Billy Kidston Boy (uncredited)
- Jack Hyam Violinist (uncredited)
- Maybelle Lee Little Girl (uncredited)
- Alex Schumberg Violinist (uncredited)
Cars in Our Daily Bread
8 cars on screen, including the 1932 Ford V8 and the Dodge Brothers.
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1932 Ford V8 Important role -
Dodge Brothers Minor role -
1930 Indian Four Minor role -
1920 Nash Six Minor role
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Our Daily Bread FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast and post-credit scenes of Our Daily Bread, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Our Daily Bread?
Our Daily Bread runs 1 hour 20 minutes (80 minutes).
When was Our Daily Bread released?
Our Daily Bread was released on July 30, 1934.
Who is in the cast of Our Daily Bread?
Our Daily Bread stars Tom Keene as John Sims, Karen Morley as Mary Sims and John Qualen as Chris (as John T. Qualen), among 49 credited actors.
Does Our Daily Bread have a post-credit scene?
No. Our Daily Bread has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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