Released
1997
Featuring archival footage of the period and a folk song score from Woody Guthrie (and other balladeers of the time), the film’s most memorable sequences are the interviews with the elderly, respectable folks who eked out existences as young hoboes during the Depression, but still recall the sheer romance and adventure of hopping those freights. A heartwarming glimpse into a defining moment for our country, and how a hearty generation adapted.