Joseph Krumgold

And Now Miguel

Joseph Krumgold

Miguel Chavez, Miguel Chavez

This slim documentary commissioned by the US Information Service concerns Hispanic shepherds in New Mexico. The makeshift narrative centers on Miguel, a boy on the cusp of puberty who wants nothing more than to go to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and help tend to the sheep like his father and older siblings. It's evocatively shot with a striking sense of place and a good feel for farm life. The film was obviously shot on the cheap (voiceover narration is used in lieu of dialogue, and the film seems to have been fully post-dubbed, sometimes badly), but it's an engaging peek into a rural lifestyle few of us would otherwise experience.

The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'

Joseph Krumgold, Irving Lerner

The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.

Adventure in the Bronx

Joseph Krumgold

John Kieran

1941 Oscar nominated documentary

Mi Klalah L'Brahah

Joseph Krumgold

Mordechai Ben-Ze'ev, Nahum Buchman

Venice Film Festival 1950

Dream No More

Joseph Krumgold

Though filmed after the British occupation troops left Palestine, Dream No More is set just before the troops' departure. The film follows the trials and tribulations of Jewish refugee Shlomo Vollmus, played by Avraham Doryon. Finally able to legally emigrate to the Holy Land, Shlomo joins a Jewish settlement and sets about to make himself a vital part of his new community. With the exception of Doryon, the cast is comprised of nonprofessionals, none of whom speak on-camera. For the benefit of English-speaking audiences, narration is provided by radio actors Mason Adams (later "Charlie Hume" on TV's Lou Grant) and Ann Shepherd.