The Fallbrook Story

Movie"The Fallbrook Story 1952 is a short subject film that told the story of a water rights battle between the citizens of the Fallbrook California area and the federal government"
The Fallbrook Story
NR 31 minDocumentary, History
The Fallbrook Story is a 20minute film of Cold Warera uneasiness in which director Frank Capra rails against what he calls the evils of Big Bureaucracy In 1951 Capra lived in Fallbrook California on his 1000acre Red Mountain Ranch farm filled with olive groves The federal government which had purchased the old Rancho Santa Margarita land in 1941 to build Camp Pendleton was concerned that ranchers upstream would take or pollute the Santa Margarita River which ran through Camp Pendleton Capras film documents how Fallbrook residents fought back against the federal government
StarringMary M. MelsheimerFloyd AhrendDiane Kettering
DirectorFrank Capra

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Original Language:English