Historic Films Stock Footage Archive: V-3317

00:00:09 9	"GRANDDAD JABEZ BURR, CIVIL WAR VETERAN AND HIS GRAND CHILD MILDRED, - LITTLE GIRL TAKES BOOTS TO OLD MAN SEATED AT LIVING ROOM TABLE. SHE REMOVES HIS SLIPPERS, HELPS HIM ON WITH BOOTS. DECOR CIRCA EARLY 1900S.
00:00:36 36	MS MAILMAN ON PORCH SORTS LETTERS AS LITTLE GIRL OPENS DOOR TO HOUSE. HE HANDS HER LETTER.
00:00:41 41	MS OLD VETERAN HOLDS HIS FAVORITE BOTTLE OF LIQUOR IN LIVING ROOM, POURS HIMSELF SEVERAL FINGERS OF BOOZE. GIRL ENTERS WITH LETTER AS HE DRINKS BOOZE,
00:01:00 60	MS GIRL SITS IN GRANDDAD'S CHAIR, READS LETTER, WHICH TELLS OF DAD COMING HOME WITH NEW STEP-MOTHER, WHO MAY BE OFFENDED BY GRANDDAD'S DRINKING. CU LETTER. GIRL HANDS LETTER TO GRANDDAD WHO PUTS ON GLASSES, READS IT. HUGS, KISSES GIRL.
00:02:26 146	MS GRANDDAD WATCHES AS LITTLE GIRL GRABS BOTTLE LOOKS AROUND ROOM FOR PLACE TO HIDE IT. SHE HIDES IT IN GRANDFATHER CLOCK. GIRL FETCHES OLD MAN'S CAN HELPS HIM PUT ON HAT AND COAT, KISSES HIM AS HE LEAVES FOR DAILY WALK.
00:03:15 195	MS LITTLE GIRL GOES TO BEDROOM, MAKES BED
00:03:20 200	OLD MAN WITH CANE, BACK TO CAMERA, HOBBLE OVER TO BAR WITH "SOLDIERS REST" SIGN ABOVE ENTRANCE, GRANDDAD JOINS THREE OTHER OLD CIVIL WAR VETERANS SEATED AT TABLE, SMOKING PIPES, REHASHING OLD CIVIL WAR WAR STORIES. MEN AT BAR, PICTURE OF ABE LINCOLN ON WALL IN B/G.
00:03:43 223	MS YOUNG GIRL GREETS NEW STEP-MOM AND DAD, BACKS TO CAMERA, AS THEY WALK UP WALK TO FRAME HOUSE, CIRCA EARLY 1900S. CARRYING LUGGAGE
00:04:06 246	MS GRANDDAD BIDS FAREWELL TO OLD TIMERS IN BAR AS HE HOBBLES OUT HALF-DRUNK, DRUNKEN GRANDDAD STAGGERING WITH CANE PASSES BUILDING WITH SIGN ON WALL, "ASSOCIATED CHARITIES", JUST AS GROUP OF PRIM WOMEN EXIT IMMEDIATELY GATHER TO GOSSIP ABOUT GRANDDAD'S DRUNKEN CONDITION,
00:04:22 262	LITTLE GIRL RUNS DOWN PORCH STEPS TO GREET GRANDAD, WARNS HIM ABOUT GOING INTO HOUSE TO FACE NEW PRIM AND PROPER STEP-DAUGHTER, GESTURES WITH FINGER, SCOLDING HIM. HELPS STAGGERING GRANDDAD INTO HOUSE.
00:04:39 279	YOUNG WOMAN SEATED IN LIVING ROOM CHAIR READING BOOK IS APPROACHED BY OLD MAN AND GIRL. GIRL INTRODUCES OLD MAN TO WOMAN. SHE RISES TO OFFER HIM HER HAND, HE STARTS TO SPEAK, SHE TURNS AWAY REPULSED BY HIS DRUNKEN BREATH,. OLD MANS SON COMES INTO ROOM IS ALSO SHOCKED BY HIS FATHER'S DEMEANOR. LITTLE GIRL ESCORTS GRANDAD TO BEDROOM AS SON TRIES TO EXPLAIN TO HIS PRIM WIFE,
00:05:33 333	MS GIRL, ACTS AS LOOKOUT AS GRANDDAD HAS DRINK FROM BOTTLE HE TOOK FROM GRANDFATHER CLOCK HIDING PLACE IN LIVING ROOM THEY BOTH TRY TO ACT NORMAL AS STEP-MOM WALKS IN. GRANDDAD GIVES HIMSELF AWAY AS WOMAN IS AGAIN REPULSED BY HIS LIQUORED BREATH. GIRL TRIES TO CONVINCE HER SHE WAS SMELLING RUBBING ALCOHOL FOR GRANDDAD'S RHEUMATISM.
00:06:38 398	MS WOMAN SEATED IN EASY CHAIR COMES UPON HIDDEN LIQUOR GLASS, SMELLS IT, TURNS HER HEAD IN DISAPPOINTMENT. FEMALE FRIEND WALKS IN, SHE SMELLS GLASS, SHOWS EXPRESSION OF DISGUST. WOMAN FINDS HIDDEN LIQUOR BOTTLE, SHOWS IT TO FRIEND JUST AS GRANDDAD ENTERS ROOM.
00:07:20 440	AS STEP-DAUGHTER ARGUES ABOUT LIQUOR BOTTLE TO GRANDDAD, HE INADVERTENTLY BLOWS SMOKE FROM PIPE INTO HER FACE, SHE TURNS HER FACE IN DISGUST. SHE THROWS LIQUOR BOTTLE OUT WINDOW, SCOLDS OLD MAN ABOUT "CONTAMINATING" HIS GRAND-DAUGHTER MILDRED.
00:08:14 494	OLD MAN IN BEDROOM TAKES LETTER TO GRAND-DAUGHTER TELLING HER HE IS "LEAVING ON BUSINESS". CU LETTER. GRANDDAD TAKES SMALL BUNDLE ON BELONGINGS ON END OF CANE, PUTS CANE ON SHOULDER, BLOWS OUT CANDLE, WALKS OUT OF ROOM. GRANDDAD ENTERS SLEEPING GIRL'S ROOM, KISSES HER GENTLY ON FOREHEAD. DOLL ON BUREAU IN B/G.
00:09:30 570	MAN ASLEEP IN BEDROOM HEARS NOISE, PUTS ON BATHROBE, GRABS CANE, PREPARES TO CONFRONT PROWLER IN HOUSE..CONFRONTS GRANDDAD IN HALLWAY, CANNOT CONVINCE HIM TO STAY.
00:11:29 689	MLS GRANDDAD STANDS ON HILL, CANE WITH BELONGINGS ON SHOULDER (LIKE RIFLE), THINKS OF GRANDDAUGHTER SLEEPING IN HER BED.
00:11:59 719	GIRL IN GRANDDAD TO AWAKEN HIM, FINDS HIM GONE, FINDS LETTER. CU LETTER..
00:12:59 779	FARMER RIDING IN HORSE AND WAGON OFFERS RIDE TO OLD MAN AS HER PASSES HIM LAYING DOWN ON SIDE OF PATH IN WOODS, DROPS HIM OFF BY SIGN, WITH ARROW, ON TREE, "TO HAWLEY CENTER".(ACTUALLY THE COUNTY POOR HOUSE), FARMER GIVES DIRECTIONS TO OLD MAN.
00:13:44 824	MS MAILMAN POKES HEAD THROUGH LIVING ROOM WINDOW, HANDS LETTER TO GIRL, WHO IS SWEEPING FLOOR. GIRL OPENS LETTER WHICH ID FROM GRANDDAD TELLING HER HE IS TO BUSY WORKING ON FARM TO COME TO SEE HER. CU LETTER.
00:14:31 871	UNIFORMED GUARD OPENS FENCE FOR HORSE AND WAGON SIGN ON WALL "COUNTY POOR HOUSE".
00:14:31 871	GROUP OF OLD MEN ON FARM, TILLING SOIL WITH HOES, UNDER SUPERVISION OF UNIFORMED MAN, WHO LOOKS LIKE PRISON GUARD..
00:15:00 900	MS GROUP OF WOMEN IN LIVING ROOM PLAN CHARITY TRIP TO POOR HOUSE, MOM AGREES TO LET LITTLE GIRL GO ALONG WITH THE WOMEN. MOM HELPS HER ON WITH COAT, DAD EMBRACES HER.
00:15:50 950	MS HORSE AND BUGGY PULLS UP TO COUNTY POOR HOUSE WITH GROUP OF WOMEN AND GIRL. GUARD OPENS GATE FENCE TO LET THE BUGGY IN. CLOSES IT BEHIND THEM , OLD MAN WITH CANE WATCHES.
00:16:17 977	GROUP OF WOMEN, ACCOMPANIED BY GUARD, VISIT OLD MEN EATING MEAL AT LONG TABLE.
00:16:32 992	MS LITTLE GIRL ENTERS GARDEN WITH SIGN ABOVE, "POOR HOUSE GARDEN". OLD MEN IN B/G TILLING SOIL.
00:16:47 1007	LITTLE GIRL COMES UPON GRANDAD WORKING ON FLOWERS IN GARDEN. THEY EMBRACE, KISS ON LIPS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.. CU LITTLE GIRL AND OLD MAN PASSIONATELY KISSING ON LIPS
00:17:25 1045	OLD SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN (COLONEL) WALKS INTO "SOLDIER'S REST" BAR, TELLS OLD MEN AT TABLE HE IS LOOKING FOR JABEZ BURR (GRANDDAD) THE MAN WHO SAVED HIS LIFE DURING CIVIL WAR.
00:17:53 1073	GROUP OF WOMEN ENTER POOR HOUSE GARDEN AREA, SEE LITTLE GIRL SITTING ON OLD MANS KNEE. WOMEN TRIES TO PULL LITTLE GIRL AWAY, OLD MAN HOLDS TIGHT, KISSES GIRL ON CHEEK AS GUARD WALKS OVER. OLD MAN LETS HER GO AFTER PLANTING LONG KISS ON GRAND-DAUGHTER'S LIPS.
00:18:53 1133	SOUTHERN COLONEL SITS WITH OLD VETERANS AT TABLE, TELLS STORY OF HOW JABEZ (GRANDDAD) SAVED HIS LIFE. ALL RAISE GLASSES IN TOAST, DRINK DOWN.
00:19:17 1157	RE-ENACTMENT CIVIL WAR SCENES. MS CONFEDERATE COLONES PEERS THROUGH BINOCULARS FROM HILL AS SOLDIER HOLDS HIS HORSE. TELLS SOLDIER IN B/G TO SIGNAL WITH FLAG. SOLDIER WAVES FLAG. OFFICER ON WHITE HORSE RIDES UP.
00:19:41 1181	VARIOUS CIVIL WAR BATTLE SCENES INCLUDING HAND TO HAND CLOSE COMBAT, CANNON BEING LOADED WITH RAMROD, SOLDIERS FALLING DEAD, CONFEDERATE OFFICERS LEADING FRAY. SMOKE FILLED BATTLE SCENES.
00:20:36 1236	SHELL EXPLODES, KNOCKING MAN OFF HORSE WITH SHOULDER WOUND.. HE STANDS RUNS AS CHARGING CAVALRY PASSES.
00:21:06 1266	MS MORE ARTILLERY CREWS LOADING, RAM RODING, FIRING CANNONS, BEING OVERRUN BY UNION SOLDIERS. WOUNDED UNION SOLDIER (GRANDDAD) COMES UPON SERIOUSLY WOUNDED CONFEDERATE COLONEL., GIVES HIM DRINK, ATTENDS TO WOUNDED ARM.
00:22:20 1340	DOZENS OF DEAD, WOUNDED CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS STREWN ALONG ROAD, IN GRASS, ARE ATTENDED TO BY CATHOLIC NUNS.
00:22:28 1348	MS UNION SOLDIER (GRANDDAD) CARRIES BODY OF WOUNDED CONFEDERATE COLONEL ON SHOULDER THROUGH HEAVY SHRUBS, TOWARDS CAMERA.
00:22:39 1359	CONFEDERATE OFFICERS OVERSEE NUNS ATTENDING TO WOUNDED IN BARN, AS UNION SOLDIER (GRANDDAD), BACK TO CAMERA, CARRIES WOUNDED COLONEL TO THEM, LAYS HIM ON GROUND, TAKES OFF HIS JACKET, PLACES IT UNDER COLONEL.S HEAD. STAGGERS AWAY, CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS CHASE HIM INTO WOODS, CAPTURE HIM.
00:23:22 1402	MS OLD COLONEL IN BAR CONCLUDES STORY TELLING TO OLD VETERANS, SAYS WHEN HE RECOVERED FROM WOUNDS, JABEZ (GRANDDAD) WAS FAR AWAY IN CONFEDERATE PRISON.
00:23:55 1435	MS LITTLE GIRL ANGRILY APPROACHES STEP-MOM IN LIVING ROOM, YELLS AT HER FOR CAUSING GRANDDAD TO RUN AWAY FROM HOME, WOMAN LOOKS DOWN IN SHAME AS GIRL TELLS DAD. DAD ANGRILY TELLS WIFE, "BAD INFLUENCE OR NOT, I'LL HAVE NO KIN OF MINE IN POOR HOUSE". GETS HAT, DAUGHTER, WALKS OFF TO FETCH GRANDDAD.
00:24:39 1479	GRANDDAD IS CAUGHT BY FELLOW WORKER AS HE FAINTS WHILE HOEING. OTHERS HELP. MEN HOEING FIELD IN B/G. GUARD COMES OVER, HAS MEN CARRY STRICKEN OLD MAN FROM FIELD.
00:25:00 1500	MS GIRL CLIMBS INTO CARRIAGE WITH FATHER, THEY RIDE OFF TO POOR HOUSE.
00:25:23 1523	MS SOUTHERN COLONEL AND OLD DRINKING FRIENDS AT AT DYING OLD MAN'S BEDSIDE, AS DOCTOR GESTURES NOTHING CAN BE DONE. LITTLE GIRL, FATHER ARRIVE AT BEDSIDE, GIRL PUTS HEAD DOWN ON BED AND CRIES.
00:26:07 1567	MS CANNON BEING FIRED IN SALUTE. MS GRANDDAD IS HELD UP BY FRIENDS, FALLS BACK ON PILLOW, DIES. ALL LOOK AT DOCTOR WHO SHAKES HEAD.
00:26:58 1618	BAND PLAYS AS OLD VETERANS, FAMILIES MARCH AROUND VETERAN'S CEMETERY ON DECORATION DAY.
00:27:19 1639	MILDRED, HER DAN AND STEP-MOTHER, BACKS TO CAMERA, WALK TO GRAVE SITE OF GRANDDAD. LONG LINE OF HEADSTONES WITH AMERICAN FLAGS IN B/G.
00:27:33 1653	LS LONG COLUMNS SOLDIERS MARCHING AROUND VETERANS CEMETERY. ABOVE VIEW, HONOR GUARD, BACKS TO CAMERA, FIRE 21 GUN SALUTE IN FRONT OF TALL MONUMENT.
00:28:07 1687	LITTLE GIRL KNEELS AT GRANDDAD'S GRAVE SITE AS STEP MOM AND DAD STAND BY. STEP MOM TURNS TO DAD ASKS FOR FORGIVENESS, BOTH LOOK DOWN AT GRAVE.
00:28:40 1720	END.