I've heard the theory that entertainment does well in a period of recession because people want to escape for just a little while. York County's many movie theaters were certainly showing a great variety of films in September 1938, when America was just starting to come out of the Great Depression.
As shown below, some theaters even added an extra incentive--free snacks. Others advertised that the films they were showing provided clues to a nationwide $250,000 contest being run by the motion picture industry.
What was playing?
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