“JEANNIE” 1959 CHILD CUSTODY DRAMA AMATEUR MADE FILM BY MEMBER OF CINEMA CLUB (SILENT) XD81575

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This 1959 amateur film was made by a member of the Los Angeles Cinema Club and selected for screening at the 1959 Convention in Louisville of the Photographic Society of America. The short, silent film tells the story of a couple who lose custody of their daughter Jeannie, who is then sent to a Baptist Children’s Home. The film shows Jeannie’s routine in the children’s home and her making new friends. The father, who is at first betting on horses, decides to turn over a new leaf and change his life by getting a job and buying a home. The re-united family picks up Jeannie from the children’s home at the end of the film. 0:07 Picture was selected for screening at the 1959 Convention in Louisville of the Photographic Society of America, 0:29 “Jeannie”, produced by Los Angeles Cinema Club, 0:42 Los Angeles City Hall, 1:01 Los Angeles municipal court, Hall of Justice 1:09 a judge speaking, 1:25 a young girl hugging her doll while the judge continues talking, 1:55 the girl is led out of the court by a man, 2:10 little girl being brought to the Children’s Baptist Home of Southern California, 2:52 girl being shown her new room and is handed a gift, 3:26 girl washing her face in the bathroom, 3:43 children praying before their meal, 4:05 the girl is introduced to everyone and is handed a bible, 4:34 the children being read a bedtime story, 5:08 the girl climbs into bed, 5:24 the girl watches other kids on bikes and is approached by a man offering her a bike, 5:57 the man and a woman teach her how to ride a bike, 6:33 a horse drawn carriage on a racetrack followed by a horse race, 6:56 the girl’s father throwing betting tickets away, 7:10 the father reading job adverts in a newspaper and walking into a shop that say “help wanted”, 7:33 the girl’s mother doing dishes, 7:56 children painting, 8:15 the mother looking at her painting, 8:30 the girl and her friends sitting and talking, 8:46 the father meeting with the head of the children’s home, 9:15 the father enters a phone booth and calls his wife, 9:37 the girl riding a bike with her friends and then playing on a playground, 10:05 the mother and the father receiving the keys to their newly purchased home, 10:42 the parents pick their daughter up from the children’s home, 11:14 “End” The Children’s Baptist Home located in Inglewood, California, was founded in August of 1934 by Baptist officials and leaders. It had more than 100 beds and served thousands of homeless children, ages 6 to 16. For many years, the home was solely dependent upon local Baptists churches and received no local, state or national funding. In 1990, Children’s Baptist Home moved to the San Fernando Valley and became what is now known as Children’s Homes of Southern California, a nonprofit organization that provides residential care and other vital services to teenage boys, ages eleven through seventeen, in Los Angeles County. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
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