Exiled from Hollywood due to the blacklist, director Edward Dmytryk briefly operated in England in the late 1940s. Though filmed in its entirety in London, Dmytryk's Give Us This Day is set in New York during the depression. Fellow blacklistee Sam Wanamaker is starred as the head of an Italian immigrant family struggling to survive the economic crisis.
Released: Oct 14, 1949
Runtime: 114 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Sam Wanamaker, Lea Padovani, Kathleen Ryan, Charles Goldner, Bonar Colleano, William Sylvester
Crew: Edward Dmytryk (Director), Ben Barzman (Screenplay), Herbert Smith (Production Manager), Fred Ryan (Boom Operator), Rod E. Geiger (Producer), Pietro Di Donato (Treatment)