Salvation Army film, shot in Chicago during the early 1950s. Great footage of homelessness, alcoholism, etc. Some shots will work as Great Depression scenes.
Skid row, depressed area. MCU drunk on street curb drinking from bottle. MCU homeless man asleep on the sidewalk. MS man rummaging through garbage can. MS homeless man sleeping in street. MS two police officers putting man in Police Detox van. High angle pan seedy street in Chicago.
MS Salvation army truck driving toward camera on residential street. Opening credits.
Men unloading crate.
Men doing work in prision. Prsioner meets with Salvation Army volunteer. Men loading a Salvation Army with donations.
Men unolading crate.
Good shots of a small group of men on skid row. They are drunk and stumbling down the street. homeless Drunk men loaded into police van. Night shots of Salvation Army Harbor Light center.
Line of men entering chapel, Priest, men with bowed heads. Coffee pouring for homeless man. Eating. Two men in an office. Men being counseled, counselor. Social service.
Men unolading a crate.
Exterior and interior of the Salvation Army Social Service Center.
Salvation Army Social Service Center: Salvation Army Social Service Center: Nurse taking blood sample. Needle injected and extracting blood. Taking rubber band off arm. Checking throat. Physical exam. Check up. Doctor checks eyes with that light thingie. Feels glands, listens to heart, pulse, blood pressure.
Salvation Army Social Service Center: Men dressing, army like, "dorm",. Washroom, shaving. Man ironing.
Salvation Army Social Service Center: Chefs in large commercial kitchen preparing food. Cutting bacon. Meat on big grill. Tasting soup. Coffee in urn. Big vats of coffee.
Salvation Army Social Service Center: Dining room cafeteria with several tables of men eating dinner.
Salvation Army Social Service Center: Pool hall. Men sit in high chairs in background playing checkers. Men writing at desks by windows.
Salvation Army Social Service Center: Religious service. Mass. Music. Singing along, pan. Man at mic. Donation bucket, basket.
Salvation Army Social Service Center: Woman switchboard operator at work. Truck on road (pass by camera shot). Old newspapers being recycled, put on trucks.
Salvation Army Social Service Center: Old stuff, pan over it. Fixing up the stuff to sell. Resale shop, thrift store. Redoing wood furniture, upholstering chair. Fixing electronic equipment. Toaster etc.
Salvation Army Social Service Center: Two men using American sign language. hearing impared
Exterior and Interiors of Salvation Army Outlet Store. People looking at furniture and clothing for sale. Phonograph records for sale.
Men unloading a crate.
Various shots of men working at construction site.
MCU men drinking on the street. MCU man sleeping on the street. MS drunk man stumbling and falling down. GV pan seedy street. MS Homeless man sleeping on street, pan to exterior of liquor store. MS police officer checking on man passed out in the street.
Salvation Army truck coming at camera in suburban neighborhood. Stops at house for a pick-up.