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We Work Again

IMDb ID: tt0310340 · Rating: 6.1 (151 votes)

Genres: Short · Documentary

A tribute to the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in their efforts to find jobs for African-Americans during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited States: We Work AgainContent RatingUnratedRuntime15 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews5Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsyear 1937
1930s
20th century
african american
works progress administration
Filming LocationsBolling Field, Washington, District of Columbia, USAProduction CompaniesFederal Works Agency
Works Progress Administration
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310340/Updated At2026-08-22T19:14:29

Stars

Charles Collins
Eric Burroughs
Lawrence Chenault
Alma Dickson
Maurice Ellis
Juanita Hall
Zola King
Edna Thomas
Josephine Williams
Wilhelmina Williams

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Charles Collins | Character: Macduff
Actor: Eric Burroughs | Character: Hecate
Actor: Lawrence Chenault | Character: Doctor
Actor: Alma Dickson | Character: The Duchess
Actor: Maurice Ellis | Character: Macbeth
Actor: Juanita Hall | Character: Self - Choir Director
Actor: Zola King | Character: Third Witch
Actor: Edna Thomas | Character: Lady Macbeth
Actor: Josephine Williams | Character: Second Witch
Actor: Wilhelmina Williams | Character: First Witch

Trailers

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Release Schedule

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Awards

Nominee | 2017 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Saturn Award | Best DVD/Blu-Ray Collection | The Blood of Jesus, Body and Soul, By Right of Birth, The Flying Ace, God's Step Children, The Scar of Shame, Birthright, Veiled Aristocrats, We Work Again, Within Our Gates | As a part of the collection "Pioneers of African American Cinema". The films The Bronze Buckaroo (1939), Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 (1940), The Darktown Revue (1931), Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946), Eleven P.M. (1928), The Exile (1931), God's Step Children (1938), Heaven-Bound Traveler (1935), Hellbound Train (1930), Hot Biskits (1931), Mercy, the Mummy Mumbled (1918), Regeneration (1923), Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies (1924-1926) (2016), The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920), Ten Minutes to Live (1932), Ten Nights in a Barroom (1926), Two Knights of Vaudeville (1915) and Verdict Not Guilty (1933) were also included in the nomination.

Box Office

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