Southern Highlanders (1947)

• 81%
• 1947
• Documentary
• Lawrence Madison

Part of Ford Motor's AMERICANS AT HOME series--tells the story of the backwoods people who live in the beauty and awe-inspiring grandeur of the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee--panoramic shot of the Appalachian Mountains--cars going through winding roads up mountain--man sings folk song (bluegrass)--square dance party (country western)--boys and girls doing shores; feeding chickens, fetching water, cutting wood, helping mother w/ laundry, etc.--boys and girls in classroom--men cutting log for making cabin and shingles--boy tossing baseball into mitt as he walks--church choir sings--family makes their own sweetener the old fashion way w/ sorghum and sugar canes--man makes chair--woman using loom--woman in kitchen using modern appliances--electric generator near town helps to improve farm life--lumber industry--tobacco plantation--family eats together at dinner table.