00:00:26 26 |
1950s CAREER WOMAN WALKING ON URBAN SIDEWALK, LOOKS
AT HER WRIST WATCH, WALKS UP THE STEPS AND INTO BUILDING WITH LARGE DOOR. COURTHOUSE. |
00:00:49 49 |
CHILD WELFARE WORKER JOINS FAMILY OF JD. JUVENILE
COURT HEARING JUDGE HANDS DOWN HIS DECISION. JUDGE SENDS JUVENILE DELINQUENT TO THE STATE TRAINING SCHOOL. TEEN LISTENS. MOTHER BREAKS DOWN CRIES INTO HER HANDKERCHIEF, HUSBAND TRIES TO COMFORT HIS WIFE |
00:01:35 95 |
JD IS ESCORTED OUT OF THE COURTROOM. JUDGE LOOKS
DISCOURAGED. WONDERS ABOUT THE WELFARE OF THE JD. |
00:01:59 119 |
FEMALE CHILD WELFARE WORKER TALKS TO THE JUDGE AFTER
HEARING SOUTHERN ACCENT |
00:02:33 153 |
JUDGE SITS AT HIS DESK, OPENS BRIEFCASE, LEGAL BOOKS
IN THE BOOKSHELF. GETS UP, GRABS OVERCOAT FROM COAT RACK |
00:03:10 190 |
PRE-TEEN WHITTLES CARVES PIECE OF WOOD WITH LARGE
KNIFE. SITTING ON FRONT PORCH OF A RUN DOWN HOUSE. MAN TUSSELS HIS HAIR AS HE PASSES HIM, KNOCKS ON THE FRONT DOOR. NO ONE ANSWERS THE DOOR. MAN SITS WITH BOY, TAKES OFF HIS HAT & WIPES AWAY SWEAT FROM HIS BROW AS HE TALKS TO THE BOY. THROWS A BOX OF FOOD AT THE BOY & TELLS HIM TO GIVE IT TO AN ADULT WHEN THEY COME HOME. LEAVES. POOR FAMILY. POVERTY. |
00:04:01 241 |
JD BOY STABS BOX WITH HIS KNIFE AND POURS THE FOOD
OUT ON THE GROUND. DOESN'T WANT CHARITY |
00:04:08 248 |
JUDGE READY TO LEAVE HIS OFFICE THINKING ABOUT THE
BOY |
00:04:18 258 |
YOUNG BOYS PLAYING FOOTBALL. BOY GETS HURT PLAYING
FOOTBALL NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE GEAR. BOY ON THE GROUND HOLDS HIS INJURED NOSE. BOYS CONTINUE TO PLAY, IGNORE HURT BOY |
00:04:36 276 |
MOTHER PICKING UP HER CHILD HONKS THE HORN. BOY WALKS
OVER TO THE CAR, MOTHER FEELS HIS FACE, HOT AND STICKY, TRIES TO GET HIM TO COME HOME, HE WALKS OVER TO HIS BICYCLE. |
00:05:28 328 |
PRE-TEEN BOY RIDES HIS BIKE, HIGHRISE IN BKGD, 1950s
CARS |
00:05:39 339 |
BOY WALKS HIS BIKE THROUGH THE WOODS, STOPS AT THE
LAKE & WATCHES BOYS SNEAKING DOWN TO THE LAKE & TRYING TO CATCH A FROG, FROG LEAPS INTO THE LAKE, THE BOYS FOLLOW IT INTO THE WATER. TURTLE JUMPS INTO THE WATER. CRANE STANDS IN THE LAKE |
00:07:00 420 |
BOY CATCHES THE FROG, HOLDS IT UP IN HIS HAND. STICKS
THE FROG IN A CAN. BOYS CATCHING FROGS. TELLS HIS FRIEND HE'S GOING TO CUT THE LEGS OFF & EAT THEM. FRIEND SHOWS HIS A JAR WITH CRICKETS IN IT. BOY LOOKS UP, IT'S GETTING LATE, HE HAS TO GO HOME |
00:08:00 480 |
BOY RIDES HIS BIKE TO GULFLEX GAS STATION WHERE THEY
SELL LIVE BAIT. BOY GIVES HIS FRIEND A RIDE ON THE BACK OF HIS 1950s BIKE. |
00:08:14 494 |
BOYS GO INSIDE TO SELL THEIR JAR OF CRICKETS. BOY
LOOKS AROUND THE STORE, SEES A NICE FLASHLIGHT. STATION ATTENDANT OPENS UP 1950s REGISTER & GIVES THE BOY MONEY FOR HIS CRICKETS. |
00:08:52 532 |
BOYS LOOK INTO GAS STATION WINDOW, POINT TO
FLASHLIGHT INSIDE. |
00:09:08 548 |
CLOCK READS 6:00 PASSAGE OF TIME CLOCK READS 9:25
|
00:09:16 556 |
BOYS BREAK INTO GAS STATION AND STEALS FLASHLIGHT,
CIGARETTES, SMALL TOOLS. SMASH WINDOW WITH A ROCK. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CRIME. ONE BOY IS LOOKOUT WHILE THE OTHER STEALS |
00:10:06 606 |
JD BOYS IN POLICE STATION. PHONE RINGS, CHIEF TALKS
TO THE JUDGE. TELLS HIM THE BOYS ARE ONLY 10 YEARS OLD. FRIGHTENED BOY BITES HIS FINGERNAILS. PARENTS THERE. BOY'S MOTHER, OTHER'S GRANDMOTHER. GUARDIAN. |
00:10:50 650 |
OLDER HANDCUFFED JD IS BROUGHT IN, TOLD TO BRING HIM
TO #2 CELL BLOCK. |
00:10:59 659 |
MOTHER PLACES HER HANDS ON SON'S SHOULDERS COMFORTING
FRIGHTENED SON. TENSE MOMENTS. FATHER ARRIVES. |
00:11:50 710 |
BOYS ARE RELEASED IN THEIR PARENT'S CUSTODY UNTIL THE
HEARING |
00:12:01 721 |
1950s CAREER WOMAN CHILD WELFARE WORKER VISITS JD
BOYS. BOYS WASHING AND POLISHING FAMILY CAR. BOY SMEARS POLISH ON CAR WINDOW SO SHE CAN'T SEE HIM. TROUBLED BOY |
00:12:49 769 |
FAMILY PORTRAIT OVER THE FIREPLACE. CHUBBY BABY.
ANCESTOR. SLOW ZOOM OUT TO NICE UPPER MIDDLE CLASS LIVING ROOM. CHILD WELFARE WORKER TALKS TO THE MOTHER. |
00:13:45 825 |
FLASHBACK TO THE NIGHT OF THE BREAK IN. FAMILY HAVING
DINNER. FATHER LOOKS AT HIS WRIST WATCH. BOY WALKS IN LATE FOR DINNER. MOTHER LOOKS AT HIS MUDDY SHOES. OVERBEARING MOTHER, TAKES BOYS SHOES AND SOCKS OFF. DOMINEERING. |
00:14:23 863 |
OLDER BROTHER FIXES HIS TIE IN THE MIRROR, GOING ON A
DATE FATHER PATS HIM ON THE SHOULDER. COMBS HIS HAIR. YOUNGER BROTHER SULKS PAST. |
00:14:40 880 |
PRE-TEEN IN HIS BEDROOM DOING HIS HOMEWORK. ANGRY
FATHER COMES IN WITH BOY'S BASEBALL MITT LEFT LYING ON THE FLOOR YELLS AT SON, BOY IGNORES HIM, KEEPS READING |
00:14:58 898 |
HUSBAND TALKS TO HIS WIFE WHILE SHE WASHES THE DISHES
|
00:15:03 903 |
BOY SUPPOSED TO BE STUDYING PLAYS WITH TOY, WHEN HE
HEARS HIS MOTHER COMING, HE QUICKLY GRABS HIS BOOK & PRETENDS TO BE STUDYING. MOTHER FOOLED, PATS SON ON THE HEAD AS SOON AS SHE LEAVES THE ROOM, HE CLOSES THE BOOK AND DAYDREAMS |
00:15:29 929 |
1950s HOUSEWIFE IN THE KITCHEN WASHING DISHES
|
00:15:33 933 |
BOY GETS AN IDEA, SNAPS HIS FINGERS, JUMPS UP & GOES
DOWNSTAIRS TO THE KITCHEN, ASKS MOTHER IF HE CAN GO TO FRIENDS HOUSE TO USE HIS SPELLING BOOK |
00:16:03 963 |
YOUNG BOY WANDERING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT, BOY BURIES HIS
SCHOOL BOOK UNDER A LARGE ROCK |
00:16:20 980 |
MOTHER TALKS TO CHILD WELFARE WORKER ABOUT HER JD
SON. BLAMES THE OTHER BOY FOR HER SON'S TROUBLE "THEIR NOT OUR KIND, THEY LIVE IN A VERY POOR SECTION OF TOWN" |
00:16:38 998 |
WOMAN WALKS THROUGH RUN DOWN POOR NEIGHBORHOOD.
LAUNDRY CLOTHESLINE ON DOUBLE-DECKER APARTMENT HOUSE PORCH. MAN SITS ON PORCH IN ROCKER NODS TO WOMAN AS SHE ENTERS BUILDING |
00:17:04 1024 |
WOMAN WALKS UP DARKENED STAIRS, DOOR OPENS A CRACK,
NOISY NEIGHBOR LOOKS OUT. WOMAN KNOCKS ON APARTMENT DOOR, OLD WOMAN ANSWERS THE DOOR, INVITES WOMAN IN. |
00:17:39 1059 |
CHILD WELFARE WORKER TALKS TO OLD WOMAN ABOUT HER
GRANDSON IN HER CARE. "THAT BOY COULD BE ALL OVER TOWN & I WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS" CHILD BEING RAISED BY HIS GRANDMOTHER. MOTHER HAS TB. FATHER RAN OFF WHEN WIFE GOT SICK. "IT'S MORE THAN I CAN MANAGE, MY POOR OLD HEART JUST CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE OF THIS" UNCONVENTIONAL HOUSEHOLDS. |
00:19:14 1154 |
OLDER WOMAN FIXES BOY'S DINNER BEFORE GOING TO WORK.
NIGHT SHIFT. DINNER TABLE SET WITH PLATE OF FOOD. LOOKS AT HER WRIST WATCH, BRUSHES HER HAIR |
00:19:42 1182 |
BOY COMES HOME IN GRANDMOTHER'S CARE. GRANDMOTHER
RUNS OUT TO GO TO WORK. BOY LEFT ALONE AT NIGHT. REJECTS THE SANDWICH SHE LEFT HIM TO EAT. SAD, LONELY BOY. LIES ON THE COUCH READING LOOKS OVER AT PHOTO OF HIM & HIS MOTHER & HELMET HIS FATHER GAVE HIM |
00:20:34 1234 |
BOY GETS UP & TURNS OFF THE RADIO. OPENS UP HIS
MOTHER'S COMPACT. WRAPS A TOWEL AROUND HIS HAND AND PRETENDS TO PUNCH THE MIRROR. |
00:21:02 1262 |
BOY SNEAKS OUT AT NIGHT CREEPS DOWN THE STAIRS & OUT
THE DOOR BOY WAITING IN THE SHADOWS FOR HIS BUDDY |
00:21:30 1290 |
EXTERIOR COURTHOUSE. PEOPLE WALK UP THE FRONT STEPS
INTO THE BUILDING. MUNICIPAL BUILDING. |
00:21:50 1310 |
TWO 10 YEAR OLD BOYS IN COURT. JUVENILE COURT HEARING
BOY'S GRANDMOTHER WITH HIM. OTHER BOY'S PARENTS WITH HIM. JUDGE AND CHILD WELFARE WORKER. JUDGE LISTENS. JUDGE HOLDS HIS PALMS UP. |
00:23:02 1382 |
JUDGE GIVES HIS DECISION. LETS YOUTHS GO, PLACES THEM
IN THEIR PARENT'S CUSTODY. PROBATION. CHILD WELFARE WORKER WILL SUPERVISE. EVERYONE LISTENS TO THE JUDGE |
00:24:21 1461 |
JUDGE AND CHILD WELFARE WORKER DISCUSS THE CASE
|
00:25:00 1500 |
WOMAN LEAVES THE COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE.
1950s CAREER WOMEN. CHILD WELFARE WORKER REPORTS TO THE COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTOR ON NEGLECT CASE |
00:25:22 1522 |
TWO NEGLECTED LITTLE CHILDREN LEFT IN A RUN DOWN
TENEMENT. CHILD WELFARE WORKER CARES FOR THE DIRTY NEGLECTED BARE-FOOTED CHILDREN. CHILD ABUSE |
00:25:41 1541 |
PREGNANT WOMAN GOES INTO THE JACKSON MEMORIAL HOME
MATURITY HOME FOR POOR WOMEN. PUTTING BABY UP FOR ADOPTION |
00:25:54 1554 |
CRIPPLED BLACK CHILD GETTING FITTED FOR LEG BRACES
POOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S SERVICE. |
00:26:10 1570 |
SECRETARY INTERRUPTS MEETING, CHILD WELFARE WORKER
MEETS WITH MOTHER AND BOY, SHOWS HER HIS BRAND NEW SHOES. "LEROY JUST HAD TO COME BY & SHOW YOU HIS SHOES" |
00:27:41 1661 |
CHILD WELFARE WORKER REPORTS TO THE JUDGE ABOUT THE
YOUNG BOYS ON PROBATION |
00:28:06 1686 |
DOCTOR EXAMINES YOUNG BOY, MEDICAL EXAM. BOY PUTS HIS
SHIRT BACK ON. |
00:28:29 1709 |
OLDER TEACHER GIVES BOY HIS GRADED PAPER, NOT HAPPY
WITH HIS GRADE, INDIFFERENT, MAKES NO EFFORT TO IMPROVE |
00:28:41 1721 |
TEACHER WATCHES THE BOY THROUGH OPEN CLASSROOM WINDOW
|
00:28:46 1726 |
GIRLS PLAYING IN SCHOOL YARD RUN AWAY WHEN BAD BOY
APPROACHES. BAD BOY RUBS OUT THEIR DRAWING. JD SCHOOL BULLY. |
00:29:04 1744 |
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST PERFORMS PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST ON
TROUBLED BOY. TAKES APART PIECES OF JIGSAW PUZZLE IN THE SHAPE OF A HUMAN HEAD. BOY & WOMAN PLAY TIC-TAC-TOE ON THE BLACKBOARD. BOY TAKES WRITTEN PART OF THE TEST. BOY SHOWS IMPROVEMENT |
00:30:06 1806 |
CHILD WELFARE WORKER REPORTS TO THE JUDGE ON OTHER
BOY BEING RAISED BY HIS GRANDMOTHER. TALK ABOUT PUTTING HIM IN A FOSTER HOME |
00:31:05 1865 |
WOMAN AND BOY WINDOW SHOP AT O'MAR'S SHOE STORE
LOOKING IN THE WINDOW EATING ICE CREAM CONES (POV FROM INSIDE). |
00:31:19 1879 |
TROUBLED BOY VISITS HIS MOTHER IN THE SANATORIUM.
1950s SANITARIUM. CHILD WELFARE WORKER TALKS TO HIS ILL BEDRIDDEN MOTHER AND HER DOCTOR. |
00:32:56 1976 |
BOY GIVES HIS ILL MOTHER A PRESENT
|
00:33:03 1983 |
CHILD WELFARE WORKER & DOCTOR TALK IN PRIVATE IN THE
HALLWAY |
00:33:11 1991 |
BOY VISITS HIS MOTHER IN THE HOSPITAL. SHE OPENS
PRESENT HE BROUGHT HER, HOLDS HER ARMS OUT TO HUG HIM, DOCTOR STOPS THE BOY FROM HUGGING HIS MOTHER. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. |
00:34:01 2041 |
BOY PLAYING CARDS WITH THE DOCTOR AND DRINKING A SODA
POP. COCA COLA. COKE. |
00:34:21 2061 |
WOMAN VISITS ILL WOMAN IN THE HOSPITAL. ILL WOMAN
SHOWS NEEDLEPOINT SHE'S WORKING ON "HOME SWEET HOME". |
00:34:45 2085 |
FRAMED STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL ON WALL. SLOW ZOOM OUT TO NICE LIVING ROOM. WOMAN HUMMING ON THE PORCH WITH A POTTED PLANT. |
00:35:12 2112 |
FOSTER MOTHER LOOKS OUT AT KIDS PLAYING ON TRACTOR.
DOORBELL RINGS |
00:35:27 2127 |
WOMAN LETS HERSELF INTO THE HOUSE. SIT ON THE COUCH &
TALKS TO FOSTER MOTHER ABOUT NEW FOSTER BOY. FOSTER CARE |
00:36:06 2166 |
BOY RIDES A HORSE IN YARD, FOSTER FATHER STOPS HIM,
HORSE ISN'T SHOED. PRE-TEEN BOY THROWS A TEMPER TANTRUM IN THE YARD FOSTER MOTHER COMES OUT OF THE HOUSE. BRINGS HIM OVER TO A TREE AND TELLS HIM TO KICK IT. BOY KICKS THE TREE, "GO AHEAD GET IT ALL OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM, THEN I'LL GIVE YOU SOME LOVIN" BOY HAVING A TEMPER TANTRUM KICKS A TREE CU BOY KICKING A TREE |
00:37:00 2220 |
BOY RUNS INTO FOSTER MOTHER'S ARMS. HUG. COMFORTING
MOTHERLY BOSOM. |
00:37:14 2234 |
FOSTER MOTHER TELLS CHILD WELFARE WORKER ABOUT BOY'S
IMPROVEMENT. LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW. |
00:37:29 2249 |
FARMER TAKES HIS SON FOR A RIDE ON HIS TRACTOR. HAPPY
BOY HOLDS ON TO THE BACK ON HIS NECK |
00:37:49 2269 |
BOY FLIES A TOY PLANE. MODEL AIRPLANE. PLANE CRASHES.
BOY AND MAN RUN OVER TO CRASHED TOY PLANE |
00:38:18 2298 |
TOY PLANE ON FIREPLACE MANTLE. CHILD WELFARE WORKER
VISITS BOY'S MOTHER. |
00:38:41 2321 |
MAN FILING PAPERS, CLOSES FILE CABINET DRAWER. SITS
ON EDGE OF DESK TALKING TO FEMALE WORKER. POSITION OF POWER |
00:39:26 2366 |
JUDGE TAKES TROUBLED BOYS FISHING IN LOCAL FISHING
HOLE. REFLECTIONS IN THE WATER |
00:40:02 2402 |
WOMAN TALKS ON THE TELEPHONE. LOCAL CAPITOL BUILDING
IN BKGD. CHILD WELFARE WORKER AT HER DESK. HANGS UP THE PHONE. 1950s CAREER WOMAN |
00:40:19 2419 |
FILM ENDS
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Description: A CASE OF TWO 10 YEAR OLD BOYS, WHO HAVE COMMITTED A ROBBERY, IS USED TO SHOW HOW A CHILD WELFARE WORKER, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A JUVENILE COURT JUDGE, AIDS IN THE REHABILITATION OF JUVENILE DELINQUENT CHILDREN. JD. JUVENILE COURT HEARING. FOSTER CARE. FOSTER FAMILY
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