The Fallbrook Story
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 government wanted to have exclusive rights to the water from the Santa Margarita river for the use of adjacent Camp Pendleton, a U.S. Marine Corps base, in conflict with the established use by local ranchers. At the time film director Frank Capra served on the Board of the local water agency, the Fallbrook Public Utilities District ("FPUD").[1] He produced the short film (without on screen credit) to tell the story from the ranchers perspective, leading to front page publicity from the Los Angeles Times. As a result, the federal government subsequently withdrew their claim on exclusive use of the water. The film was introduced on camera by Cecil B. DeMille. A copy of the 16mm film is in the archives of the Fallbrook Historical Society.
References
- ^ "Frank Capra movie "The Fallbrook Story" on YouTube". Fallbrook Public Utility District. December 13, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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- Fultah Fisher's Boarding House (1922)
- The Strong Man (1926)
- Long Pants (1927)
- For the Love of Mike (1927)
- That Certain Thing (1928)
- So This Is Love? (1928)
- The Matinee Idol (1928)
- The Way of the Strong (1928)
- Say It with Sables (1928)
- The Power of the Press (1928)
- Submarine (1928)
- The Younger Generation (1929)
- The Donovan Affair (1929)
- Flight (1929)
- Ladies of Leisure (1930)
- Rain or Shine (1930)
- Dirigible (1931)
- The Miracle Woman (1931)
- Platinum Blonde (1931)
- Forbidden (1932)
- American Madness (1932)
- The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
- Lady for a Day (1933)
- It Happened One Night (1934)
- Broadway Bill (1934)
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
- Lost Horizon (1937)
- You Can't Take It with You (1938)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
- Meet John Doe (1941)
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- State of the Union (1948)
- Riding High (1950)
- Here Comes the Groom (1951)
- A Hole in the Head (1959)
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
- Prelude to War (1942)
- The Nazis Strike (1943)
- Divide and Conquer (1943)
- The Battle of Britain (1943)
- The Battle of Russia (1943)
- The Battle of China (1944)
- War Comes to America (1945)
- Know Your Enemy: Japan
- Here Is Germany
- Tunisian Victory
- Your Job in Germany
- Two Down and One to Go
- The Negro Soldier
- Army–Navy Screen Magazine
- The Fallbrook Story
- The Bell System Science Series
- Rendezvous in Space
- Bibliography
- Liberty Films
- Frank Capra Jr. (son)
- Five Came Back (2017 documentary)
- Frank Capra: Mr. America (2023 documentary)
- Robert Riskin
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