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Nov 2020
23m 4s

Denim Wars | Storming the Castle | 3

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It's the 1950s and young Americans are idolizing the new wave of Hollywood rebels and horrifying their parents by wearing jeans. But as these post-war renegades take denim duds out of the workplace, the jean giants find themselves between a rock and a hard place.Do they hold fast to their traditional base of cowboys and factory workers, or embrace the teenag ... Show More
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