1940-1959ADOLESCENCE
THE STORY OF FATHER FLANAGAN AND THE FOUNDING OF BOY'S TOWN. PROMOTES THE IDEA THAT WAYWARD BOYS CAN BE REFORMED. EXAMINES WHAT LIFE IS LIKE FOR A BOY AT BOY'S TOWN CIRCA LATE 1940s POSSIBLY EARLY 1950s
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BIBLE QUOTE "FOR I WAS HUNGRY AND YOU GAVE ME TO EAT..."
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KIDS KNOCK AROUND POLE IN FRONT OF MERCHANT'S STORE.
STORE OWNER RUNS OUT AND CHASES BOYS. URBAN MISCHIEF MAKERS. |
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BUSY URBAN STREET SCENE CARS AND TRUCKS PASSING KIDS PLAYING BALL IN THE STREET CIRCA 1940s. KID RUNS IN FRONT OF CAR.
URBAN LIFESTYLE |
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URBAN PUNKS PLAY CARDS ON THE STREET. YOUNGER BLOND BOY IN COVERALLS RUNS UP, OLDER BOY KNOCKS BOY DOWN
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CU HAND DANGLES OVER SIDE OF THE BED. EMPTY LIQUOR BOTTLE ON THE FLOOR. BOY SITS IN CHAIR LOOKING AT HIS SLEEPING ALCOHOLIC FATHER. BROKEN HOME. BOY HAS SCRATCH ON HIS FACE. DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES.
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1940s POLICE CAR WITH SPLIT WINDSHIELD PULLS UP TO THE CURB. PARKS POLICE CAR. POLICEMEN AND JUVENILE DELINQUENT GET OUT OF SQUAD CAR AND GO INTO POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
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STILL OF PRIEST WHO FOUNDED BOY'S TOWN. FATHER FLANAGAN
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EXTERIOR FIRST BOY'S TOWN. BOYS RUNNING AROUND GROUNDS OF BOY'S HOME.
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EXTERIOR NEW BOY'S TOWN. PAN GROUNDS. MINIATURE CITY ON THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY 10 MILES FROM OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
BOYS HANG OUT ON LAWN, BOYS TUSSLE. TOSS BALLS AROUND. BOYS BEING BOYS. PLAYING MARBLES OF JACKS |
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BOY LEANS ON TREE READING. BOYS ON BICYCLES PASS IN BKGD
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| 01:45:30 127.37 |
BOYS STOP TO ADMIRE STONE SCULPTURE OF FATHER FLANAGAN AND GROUP OF BOYS.
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| 01:45:42 139.37 |
FATHER WEIGNER ?SP, GENERAL DIRECTOR OF BOY'S TOWN AT HIS DESK DOING PAPERWORK
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PRIEST WALKING ON GROUNDS OF BOY'S TOWN PICKS UP FOOTBALL BOYS GATHER AROUND HIM TO TRY TO GET BALL FROM HIM. THROWS FOOTBALL, BOYS RUN AFTER BALL
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| 01:46:09 166.37 |
BOYS GOING TO SCHOOL AT BOY'S TOWN CIRCA 1940s
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INSIDE CLASSROOM AT BOY'S TOWN. BOYS LEARN HOW TO TYPE. TYPEWRITERS. TEACHER HELPS BOY WITH HIS TYPEWRITER. LEARNING A SKILL.
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BOYS IN LAB WORKING AS A GROUP
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BOY WRITES ON BLACKBOARD. STUDENT RAISES HIS HAND TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. ENTHUSIASTIC WAVE TO GET TEACHER'S ATTENTION. BOY GETS UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM
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| 01:47:00 217.37 |
TEACHER COMFORTS BOY WHO CAN'T GET THE RIGHT ANSWER.
HE SITS DOWN, LOTS OF BOYS WITH HANDS RAISED WANT A TRY. ANOTHER STUDENT GOES TO THE BLACKBOARD, WRITES IN CHALK |
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BOYS, PEOPLE ENTERING TRADE SCHOOL BUILDING
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| 01:47:29 246.37 |
BOY'S TOWN VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO USE PRINTING PRESS
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OUTDOORS, BOYS LEARN HOW TO REPAIR CARS. AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS. BOYS WORKING ON CAR ENGINE
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| 01:47:45 262.37 |
BOYS IN MACHINE SHOP LEARN A TRADE
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| 01:48:03 280.37 |
GRADUATION DAY AT BOY'S TOWN. GRADS IN CAPS AND GOWNS RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS IN RELIEF ON WALL IN BKGD PRIEST HANDS OUT DIPLOMAS
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| 01:48:18 295.37 |
BOY PLOWS FARM FIELDS LEARNING HOW TO USE TRACTOR FARM TRADE. CORN FIELD
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| 01:48:31 308.37 |
DAIRY FARM. COWS CHICKENS BARNYARD ANIMALS
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| 01:48:40 317.37 |
BARE CHESTED BOY LEARNS THE FARMING TRADE BY WORKING ON A REAL FARM. WORKING IN THE AGRICULTURAL FIELD
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BOY'S TOWN 4-H CLUB SHOWS OFF PRIZE COW. BRUSHING COW. LIVESTOCK
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| 01:49:05 342.37 |
BOYS PUT WHEEL ON BICYCLE. FIXING 1940s BICYCLE
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| 01:49:19 356.37 |
HOMELESS AND NEGLECTED BOYS LIVING AT BOY'S TOWN PLAYING CROQUET ON LAWN. 1940s BICYCLE PARKED. LAWN GAMES
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PAN TO LONER BOY LEANING AGAINST TREE WATCHING OTHER BOYS PLAY. NEW BOY NOT YET ADJUSTED. TURNS AND LOOKS BACK. NEEDS SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT
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MAN IN SUIT WALKS WITH BOY ON GROUNDS OF BOY'S TOWN FATHER AND SON CHECK OUT SCHOOL. ADMINISTRATOR SHOWS NEW BOY AROUND
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| 01:50:01 398.37 |
MOTHER AND SON LEAVING BUILDING. SON WAVES MOTHER OFF, GOING ALONE. MOTHER CLOSES THE DOOR AND GOES BACK INSIDE. BOY GOES OFF ON HIS OWN TO EXPLORE NEW SCHOOL
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POV OVER BOY'S SHOULDER AS HE DOES HOMEWORK.
FRUSTRATED BOY GIVES UP EASILY PUSHES HOMEWORK ASIDE AND GETS UP. CRUMPLED PAPER ON DESK. |
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BOY'S TOWN WELFARE DEPARTMENT MEETING. BUSINESS MEETING. 1940s FEMALE BUSINESSWOMAN CAREER WOMAN
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BOYS RUNNING OUT OF SCHOOL BUILDING FREE AFTER SCHOOL LETS OUT HAPPY-GO-LUCKY BOYS
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BOYS PLAY CHECKERS. BOARD GAMES. BOY ADJUSTS RADIO DIAL. BOY WITH MODEL AIRPLANE. BOYS DOING HOMEWORK.
PUPPY RUNS AROUND. BOY'S TOWN LIVING ROOM. BOY WITH BASEBALL GLOVE |
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PEOPLE GOING IN AND OUT OF WELFARE DEPARTMENT BUILDING AT BOY'S TOWN.
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BOY WALKS INTO OPEN DOORWAY
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YOUNGER BOYS PLAYING MARBLES
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BUSY GROUNDS OF BOY'S TOWN. RIDING BIKES, THROWING BALLS. BOYS RIDE ON HANDLEBARS. TWO BOYS ON ONE BICYCLE.
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BOY WATERS LAWN WITH HOSE. OTHER BOYS PLAY AROUND HIM. CHORES. DOGS RUN AROUND WITH BOYS
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BOY'S TOWN BOYS PLAY BASEBALL GAME. CIRCA 1940s
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INTER-MURAL SPORTS. SCHOOL STADIUM. BOYS RUN OVER CAMERA. RUN TOWARD VIEWER AND OVER CAMERA.
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BOYS TRACK EVENTS. DISCUS THROW. RELAY RACE HANDING OVER THE BATON. COMPETITIVE SPORTS
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BOYS FOOTBALL GAME CIRCA 1940s CU GAP-TOOTHED BOY.
BOYS WEARING 1940s FOOTBALL UNIFORM, GEAR. SMALL BOY CATCHES FOOTBALL AND RUNS SCORING A GOAL |
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INTER-SCHOLASTIC COMPETITION FOOTBALL PLAYERS RUN ONTO FIELD BOY'S TOWN FOOTBALL TEAM. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME CIRCA 1940s POV BETWEEN PLAYERS LEGS.
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BOY WOLFS DOWN FOOD IN DARK ROOM. EATS FOOD FAST
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BOY'S TOWN CAFETERIA FULL OF BOYS EATING. BOYS POURS MILK FROM PITCHER INTO ANOTHER BOY'S GLASS. BIG HEALTHY MEALS.
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TEEN LEARNS HOW TO TIE A NECKTIE. FRUSTRATED, PULLS TIE OFF AND STARTS OVER. STANDS IN FRONT OF MIRROR PUTTING ON NECKTIE.
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TEEN SOCIAL. DANCE. COUPLES SLOW DANCE. 1940s FASHION. BAND ORCHESTRA IN SUITS. SWING MUSIC. 1940s DANCES.
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LOW ANGLE CHAPEL. BOYS GOING TO RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. BOY CARRIES ANOTHER ON HIS SHOULDERS.
BEAUTIFUL CHURCH. |
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BOYS GAMBLE IN ALLEYWAY. TENEMENT CHILDREN. GIRL GESTURES SOMEONE'S COMING BOYS RUNS AWAY. BIG PILE OF GARBAGE.
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MOTHER WITH ARM ON BOY'S SHOULDER. BOY BENDS OVER, PICKS UP BALL AND THROWS TO ANOTHER BOY. NEW BOY IN SUIT GOING ON INTERVIEW AT BOY'S TOWN
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| 01:56:49 806.37 |
BOY SITS ON STONE WALL JEAN CUFFS ROLLED UP. JUMPS DOWN AND WALKS AWAY
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| 01:56:59 816.37 |
BOYS PLAYING OUTDOORS, RECESS. EVERYONE GETS UP TO GO TO CLASS
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| 01:57:05 822.37 |
PAN ROW OF BOYS EATING IN CAFETERIA. SCHOOL LUNCHROOM
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MUSIC LESSONS. BOY LEARNS HOW TO PLAY SLIDE TROMBONE.
PRACTICE |
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STUDENTS IN SHOP CLASS MACHINIST CLASS LEARNING HOW TO USE MACHINERY. TRADE SCHOOL.
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BOY JUMPS OFF BACK OF TRUCK, WAVES GOODBYE. HITCH-
HIKER HITCHED A RIDE IN BACK OF TRUCK |
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BOY WALKING ON GROUNDS OF BOY'S TOWN STOPS TO TALK TO ANOTHER BOY
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FATHER PRIEST TALKS TO BOY AT BOY'S TOWN AS THEY WALK
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| 01:58:09 886.37 |
TEEN STUDYING IN HIS BEDROOM. THINKING BEFORE HE WRITES
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| 01:58:20 897.37 |
TEEN STUDENTS OUTDOORS READING BOOKS GO BACK INSIDE TO CLASS
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| 01:58:30 907.37 |
1940s BUS PULLS UP TO CURB LETS PASSENGERS OFF AT BOY'S TOWN
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| 01:58:46 923.37 |
GROUP OF BOYS GATHER AROUND TEACHER ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. HAVING CLASS OUTDOORS ON SUNNY DAY
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BOYS RELAX INDOORS. PLAYING WITH MODEL AIRPLANE. BOY LYING ON COUCH SHOWS ANOTHER BOY HIS COMIC BOOK OR MAGAZINE.
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| 01:59:05 942.37 |
BOYS PLAYING FOOTBALL ON SCHOOL GROUNDS
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LOTS OF BOYS IN SMALL GROUPS SIT ON LAWN PLAYING READING ETC. BOYS PUSH ANOTHER BOY IN A LITTLE RED WAGON.
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BOYS SCHOOL CAFETERIA FULL OF BOYS EATING
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| 01:59:33 970.37 |
POV DRIVING ON BOY'S SCHOOL GROUNDS. BOYS WAVE AS CAR PASSES.
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TONS OF BOYS RUN AND WALK TOWARD CAMERA.
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FILM ENDS
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