Guthrie wasn't the only one interested in exploring the Dust Bowl theme. The same year he released Dust Bowl Ballads, Hollywood got on board with this classic film based on Steinbeck's novel.
This film dramatizes Guthrie's story, apparently with some success and even accuracy.
This is a fascinating TV series about a group of circus freaks traveling the Dust Bowl and beyond in the mid-1930s. It gives a new, strange color to the tales of Steinbeck and the songs of Guthrie, and you only have to watch the first episode to get a taste of a dust storm.
Ken Burns' series does a thorough job of covering all things Dust Bowl and migrant workers. For a bunch of free clips from the episodes, head over to PBS's site on the Dust Bowl.
For an in-depth documentary on the photographer famous for her Dust Bowl images, be sure to check this PBS episode out, from their fantastic American Masters series.