| 01:00:10 39 |
CU WOMAN'S CLASPED HANDS ON TABLE, WOMAN TAKES OFF
HER WEDDING RING. END OF HER MARRIAGE |
| 01:00:40 69 |
CU WEDDING PHOTO WITH BROKEN GLASS AS IF THROWN IN A
FIT OF ANGER |
| 01:00:47 76 |
CU TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK TICKING, HAND PICKS UP ALARM
CLOCK 3:10 |
| 01:00:55 84 |
BOY POKES HIS HEAD THROUGH AJAR DOOR LOOKING INTO
PARENTS BEDROOM |
| 01:01:05 94 |
CU MAN SIGNS DIVORCE PAPERS
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| 01:01:25 114 |
MOTHER AND CHILD STARTING OVER, COMING HOME. DOORMAN
BRINGS IN THEIR LUGGAGE, EXCITED BOY GRABS HIS SUITCASE AND RUNS TO HIS ROOM |
| 01:02:05 154 |
DIVORCEE LOOKS OVER THE MAIL, SHUDDERS, LOOKS AROUND
AT HER SURROUNDINGS. PICKS UP HER SUITCASE & GOES IN HER BEDROOM |
| 01:02:23 172 |
BOY RUNS OVER TO CLOSET, OPENS THE CLOSET DOOR, LOOKS
AROUND FOR HIS FATHER'S THINGS, THERE ARE NONE LEFT. PRETENDS TO BE LOOKING FOR HIS BOOKS |
| 01:02:50 199 |
MOTHER SITS DOWN NEXT TO YOUNG SON FOR A HEART-TO-
HEART TALK ABOUT DIVORCE. HE'S NOT READY TO TALK ABOUT YET. |
| 01:03:17 226 |
BUZZER RINGS, WOMAN ANSWERS THE APARTMENT DOOR, MALE FRIEND WELCOMING HER HOME WITH A HUG & FLOWERS. NICE MAN BRINGS BOY SLIDES OF WASHINGTON. LETS OUT AN
ENTHUSIASTIC "OH, BOY" |
| 01:04:22 291 |
MALE FAMILY FRIEND TALKS TO WOMAN AS SHE PUTS FLOWERS
IN VASE. FOLLOWS HER AROUND AS SHE ARRANGES THE FLOWERS. THEY SIT DOWN AND TALK. THINGS ARE GOING TO BE STRANGE FOR YOU NOW BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE DIFFERENT FOR US". HE TRIES TO PUT THE MOVES ON HER NOW THAT SHE'S A DIVORCEE, SHE SENDS HIM ON HIS WAY UNCOMFORTABLE MOMENT AT THE DOOR |
| 01:07:11 460 |
SHE CLOSES THE DOOR AND REFLECTS ON HER NEW LIFE.
BROUGHT BACK TO REALITY BY HER SON SHOUTING. GOES INTO HIS BEDROOM BOY DISAPPOINTED THAT FAMILY FRIEND LEFT. MOTHER KISSES BOY ON THE HEAD. |
| 01:08:03 512 |
1950s TAILOR SHOP SEAMSTRESS FITTING DRESS ON MODEL.
BUSY 1950s CAREER WOMEN. NEWLY DIVORCED WOMAN THROWS HERSELF IN HER WORK. |
| 01:08:25 534 |
CU WOMAN WORKS ON A DRESS ON A TAILOR'S DUMMY.
WORKING AT HOME AT NIGHT TO HELP PASS THE EVENINGS |
| 01:08:34 543 |
MOTHER LOOKS IN ON HER SLEEPING SON
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| 01:08:54 563 |
BOSS COMPLIMENTS HER ON HER WORK, THEN TRIES TO GET
HER ON A DATE WITH HIM. SHE GETS FLUSTERED AT THE PROPOSAL HE GETS TURNED OFF WHEN HE HEARS SHE HAS A SON. REACTION TO A DIVORCEE WITH A CHILD. SINGLE MOTHER |
| 01:10:07 636 |
NEIGHBOR BUZZES APARTMENT DOOR, WOMAN MAKES COFFEE
FOR DIVORCED NEIGHBOR, THEY'RE IN THE SAME BOAT SHARE EXPERIENCES AND COFFEE. "YOU'LL BE PITCHED AT LIKE MISS AMERICA" THE LURE OF THE 1950s "EASY" DIVORCEE. WOMAN GIVES NEWLY DIVORCED WOMAN ADVICE |
| 01:11:56 745 |
WOMEN SIT DOWN FOR COFFEE. WOMAN TELLS HER ABOUT
PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS, A GROUP THAT GETS TOGETHER FOR SINGLE PARENTS |
| 01:14:17 886 |
BOY LAYS ON THE LIVING ROOM RUG READING A BOOK WHILE MOTHER WORKS ON A DRESS ON A TAILOR'S DUMMY, FINGERS
HER WEDDING RING |
| 01:14:39 908 |
TWO WOMEN HAVING LUNCH TOGETHER IN A RESTAURANT
TALKING. WOMAN SMOKING A CIGARETTE. WOMAN WANTS TO GET AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND |
| 01:15:57 986 |
DIVORCEE AT A RESORT HOTEL FOR THE WEEKEND. DRESSED
UP IN 1950s EVENING WEAR. 1950s SINGLES RESORT. MEN FAWN OVER DIVORCEE, FLIRTING. MAN IS ALL OVER HER KISSING, TOUCHING. GIRLFRIEND ENTERS, THEY JOIN THE MEN FOR DINNER. WOMAN IS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRUNKEN LETCH WITH HIS ARM AROUND HER SHE SAYS "GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME" AND PUSHES HIM AWAY KNOCKING OVER DRINKS & CAUSING A SCENE. SHE GRABS HER COAT AND RUNS THROUGH THE COCKTAIL CROWD WITH HER FIREND CALLING HER NAME AND RUNNING AFTER HER. VERY DRAMATIC |
| 01:19:00 1169 |
1950s CAREER WOMAN BUSY AT WORK DESIGNING CLOTHING
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| 01:19:14 1183 |
9 YEAR OLD BOY MAKES HIS BED, GRANDFATHER COMES IN &
HELPS. GRANDFATHER HAS HEART-TO-HEARET WITH HIS GRANDSON AFTER DIVORCE. HIS DAUGHTER COMES HOME, SHE RUNS AND HUGS HIM LIKE SHE'S STILL A LITTLE GIRL. CLOSE FAMILY. |
| 01:20:54 1283 |
MOTHER SENDS SON OFF AND HAS A HEART-TO-HEART WITH
HER FATHER, HE EXPRESSES HIS DISAPPOINTMENT. INTERRUPTED BY DOORBELL BUZZING. SHE BLAMES THE HUSBAND FOR LEAVING, HE HAD OTHER WOMEN |
| 01:22:01 1350 |
DIVORCEE NEIGHBOR ENTERS, IS INTRODUCED TO FRIEND'S
FATHER TRIES TO GET HER TO GO TO A PWP MEETING PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS MEETING. SHE STILL WON'T GO. |
| 01:22:52 1401 |
SHE LEAVES, FATHER TALKS ABOUT DIVORCEES AND THEIR
REPUTATION. DOESN'T LIKE HER HANGING AROUND WITH A DIVORCEE. 1950s SOCIAL STEREOTYPES. |
| 01:23:36 1445 |
SON STANDS IN THE HALLWAY LISTENING SAYS "DIVORCED
MEANS YOU'RE NOT MARRIED ANYMORE" ASKS QUESTIONS HIS MOTHER DOESN'T WANT TO ANSWER, SHOOS HIM AWAY TO DRAMATIC MUSIC. |
| 01:24:14 1483 |
FATHER COMES IN HIS DIVORCED DAUGHTER'S BEDROOM AS
SHE PUTS EARRINGS ON THEY TALK ABOUT HER SON AND CHANCE OF RECONCILIATION WITH HER EX-HUSBAND. SHE TAKES HER WEDDING RING OFF IN A SYMBOLIC GESTURE. FATHER COMFORTS GROWN DAUGHTER |
| 01:26:18 1607 |
SIGN ON DOOR "STUDIO ROOM PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS"
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| 01:26:24 1613 |
1950s PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS MEETING, NEWLY
DIVORCED WOMAN ATTENDS. HOMELY PSYCHOLOGIST ADDRESSES THE GROUP |
| 01:28:16 1725 |
PEOPLE BREAK UP INTO PANEL GROUPS OF ALIKE PEOPLE,
GROUPS WITH YOUNGSTERS, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS. ETC.. |
| 01:30:02 1831 |
GROUP DISCUSSIONS SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES. MAN FROM
THE WIDOWS GROUP STARTS THE DISCUSSIONS |
| 01:31:35 1924 |
WOMAN LISTENING SUDDENLY GETS UP AND LEAVES,
CONCERNED FRIENS FOLLOWS HER OUT |
| 01:31:52 1941 |
SLEEPING BOY. MOTHER COMES IN TO CHECK ON HIM, PULLS
THE COVERS OVER HIM |
| 01:32:30 1979 |
COMES OUT AND TALKS WITH HER FRIEND ABOUT THE PARENTS
WITHOUT PARTNERS MEETING "I JUST COULDN'T TAKE ANY MORE OF THAT NONSENSE" FRIEND REPLIES "THOSE PEOPLE AREN'T ANY DIFFERENT THAN WE ARE" |
| 01:32:37 1986 |
WOMAN NOTICES A RETURNED LETTER FROM HER SON TO HIS
FATHER. "PERSON UNKNOWN AT THIS ADDRESS" SHE OPENS THE LETTER AND READS IT. "DEAR DADDY, WHEN ARE YOU COMING HOME, I MISS YOU VERY MUCH." BOY ENTERS THE ROOM RUBBING SLEEP FROM HIS EYES. MOTHER ATTACKS HIM "WHEN DID YOU WRITE THIS?" HE DENIES THAT HE WROTE THEM. WOMAN MAKES THE MISTAKE OF PITTING ONE PARENT AGAINST THE OTHER. BOY RETREATS TO HIS BEDROOM |
| 01:34:05 2074 |
WOMAN REGRETS HER DIVORCE "EVEN A BAD MARRIAGE IS
BETTER THAN THIS" OVER DRAMATIC |
| 01:34:57 2126 |
MOTHER HELPS HER SON INTO HIS OVERCOAT, GOING OFF
WITH HIs GRANDFATHER FOR A WEEK AWAY |
| 01:35:57 2186 |
WOMAN LEFT ALONE IN THE HOUSE TIES APRON ON AND
CLEANS THE HOUSE. FINDS A NOTE TAPED TO WORLD GLOBE FROM HER SON. READS THE NOTE "DEAR MOMMT, I'M SORRY I LIED TO YOU, I WROTE THOSE LETTERS BUT I THOGUHT YOU'D BE ANGRY." |
| 01:36:55 2244 |
1950s PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS MEETING, DISCUSSION
OVER CIGARETTES AND COFFEE. WOMAN COMES BACK TO A MEETING |
| 01:38:54 2363 |
AFTER THE MEETING, A MAN ASKS HER OUT TO THE MOVIES,
THIS TIME SHE SAYS YES. |
| 01:39:07 2376 |
BOY WRITING A LETTER AT HOME IN THE LIVING ROOM, ASKS
BABYSITTER TO CHECK IT FOR HIM. MOTHER GOING OUT ON A DATE CONFUSES HIM. |
| 01:39:37 2406 |
MOTHER ANSWERS DOOR, INTRODUCES DATE TO BABYSITTER &
SON. UPSET BOY IGNORES THE DATE, LEAVES THE ROOM. |
| 01:40:31 2460 |
MOTHER GOES INTO HIS ROOM, HE PRETENDS TO BE SICK SO
SHE WON'T GO OUT ON A DATE. FEELS HIS FOREHEAD TO SEE IF HE HAS A FEVER. MOM LOOKS CONCERNED |
| 01:41:20 2509 |
MOTHER CANCELS DATE. BABYSITTER ARGUES THAT THE BOY
IS JUST FAKING IT BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT HIS MOTHER TO GO OUT. MOTHER SOUND BYTE "I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN" |
| 01:42:35 2584 |
MOTHER ANSWERS DOOR. WOMAN AT DOOR ASKS IF SHE IS
EARLY. TAKES HER COAT. WOMEN SIT AROUND TALKING |
| 01:44:16 2685 |
MEETING OF SINGLE MOTHERS. TALKING ABOUT HOW TO DEAL
WITH THE CHILDREN |
| 01:44:57 2726 |
LITTLE BOY COMES HOME FROM SCHOOL. SOUND BYTE "MOM,
I'M HOME" |
| 01:45:13 2742 |
MOTHER IN FRONT OF MIRROR COMBING HER HAIR, GETTING
READY FOR DATE. BOY HUGS HIS MOTHER HELLO. LEAVES THE ROOM WHEN HIS MOTHER SAYS SHE IS GOING ON A DATE. |
| 01:45:38 2767 |
SAD BOYS SITS ON HIS BED. MOTHER COMES IN & SAYS THAT
HIS DAD ISN'T GOING TO COME BACK. BOY CRIES & IS UPSET. |
| 01:48:26 2935 |
BOY GETS UP & KISSES HIS MOTHER ON THE CHEEK
|
| 01:48:47 2956 |
SPOKESMAN INTRODUCES ONE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENTS OF
PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS, MRS. ELIA HATHAWAY. TELL US THAT THE CHILD SUFFERS THE MOST. |
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Specialty CollectionThis reel is currently not available for online viewing.
Year: 1960
Color: Black & White
Genre: TV DRAMAS
Description: ADDRESSES THE GROWTH OF DIVORCE IN AMERICA. "FOR EVERY THREE MARRIAGES, ONE ENDS IN DIVORCE". NEW DIVORCEE AND HER SON ADJUST TO LIFE AFTER DIVORCE. PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS MEETING. WITH NANCY WICKWIRE, PRISCILLA GILLETTE, MARIAN WINTERS, ARTHUR STORCH, WILLIAM DANIELS, JOHN GIBSON, JOHN MYHERS, LISA HOWARD, JANICE MARS, MARY VAN FLEET, CLIFFORD COTHERN, JEFF ROWLAND.
