Tighten Your Belts, Bite The Bullet

Year Published: 1981

Creator: City Crisis Film Group Miller (Jonathan) Gaffney (James) and Lucas (Martin)

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Uses animation, archival photography and on-site photography to show how New York City and Cleveland grappled with their financial woes. Reveals that while New York City sought solvency through financial arrangements with its banks, Cleveland refused to have its largest bank buy it out of default. Points out that cities, not financial institutions, should have control of their governments.