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Barrier, The Pt. 1 of 2

Reel Number: 220958-09

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1951

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 13:19:57

TC Ends: 13:30:27

Duration: 00:10:30

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk The Barrier Pt. 1 of 2 Family Films Presents Ex. Prod. S.M. Hershey, Dir. William F. Claxton 13:20:54 Developer, Mr. Baxter, & contractor talk over blueprints on car hood about starting development next to vacant lot w/ sign: Fairview Square. Suburban street w/ barrier; CU sign: notice of zone change application. Baxter says to knock down before approval. Montage: taking down fence, pouring concrete, building forms, nailing flooring, carpenters, housing development, For Sale sign, residential streets. 13:22:58 Saddler family arrives home in convertible after vacation, unload suitcases, turtle. 13:24:07 Boy friend, Fred, arrives & hugs daughter. Concrete trucks past. Mr Saddler walks along sidewalk to see where trucks are going, sees sign for 75 houses; meets Mr. Chapman watering plants, gave permission to take down barrier & discusses “cheap housing” & housing shortage. Says street is private street to protect property value. Saddler leaves to block project. 13:27:32 Construction of houses & boys playing stirring quick lime; Carpenter tells boys not to play in quicklime. Talk about new kids moving in next week. 13:28:53 Saddler on phone about legal action as boy comes in, mother setting table. “We have to stick together...every property owner to back me up.” Slams down phone. Kid tells father about new families moving in. Tells kid to keep turtle out of bathtub. 13:30:00 Talks about being un-Christian. “I intend to fight it...if I have to fight it alone.” Continued... Poverty; Wealth; Segregation; Anti-Property Development; Neighbors; Neighborliness; Real Estate; NOTE: Any continuous minute sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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