The City es un documental realizado en 1939, donde se plantea el contraste entre la vida en un entorno urbano contemporáneo, y en ciudades más pequeñas. La idea original es de Catherine Bauer, urbanista y defensora de la vivienda pública.
"Visionary documentary that contrasts the conditions of life in small towns and in the industrialized cities, starting with a brief portrait of pre-industrial United States, then moving into the modern chaotic, industrial and commercial city to reflect on the effects of this environment on family life and the raising of children, and finally proposing a return to a simpler life, in an idyllic "new city" in Maryland, constructed as a New Deal project, to promote proper upbringing of children, as well as a stable family life."
