The Best of Families, No. 1: Generations

The diverse backgrounds of the Rafferty, Wheeler, and Lathrop/Baldwin families unfold as all suffer financial setbacks when the Reading Railroad failure causes economic crisis. The Wheelers, caught with worthless railroad stock, are forced to sell their grand house: the Rafferty men are thrown out of work when the financial backing for a construction project with the railroad fails; and young James Lathrop loses his supervisory position on the same project.

More in Best of Families Series

  1. The Best of Families, No. 1: Generations 1977
  2. The Best of Families, No. 2: The Bridge 1977
  3. The Best of Families, No. 3: The Election--Patronage or Paradise 1977
  4. The Best of Families, No. 4: Ambition 1977
  5. The Best of Families, No. 5: Chill to the Bones 1977
  6. The Best of Families, No. 6: The Great Trolley Battle 1977
  7. The Best of Families, No. 7: New Times 1977
  8. The Best of Families, No. 8: January 17, 1977 1977

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record