ID

FBW001715      Short documentary

Country / Year

USA, 1954

Original Title

The Year Nobody Gave

Directed by

Arthur Lubin

Produced by

[?]

Staff

Camera: Ray June; Editing: Bud Small

Cast

Gene Lockhart; Kathleen Lockhart

Length

127,4 m / 11'37''

Format

16mm/sw/1:1,37

Abstract

Fundraiser. Tells of a small American Jewish community's decision not to raise money for Israel any more, and imagines the cosequences for Israel if the flow of cash actually stopped.

Subject Terms

Immigrants; Fundraising; Jewish displaced persons; Ma'abarot; USA

Holdings

- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem: 127,4 m / 11'37''; 16mm

Bibliography

- Abraham F. Rad Jewish Film Archives (Hg.): Filmography. Catalogue of Jewish Films in Israel. Jerusalem: The Hebrew University, 1972
- Abraham F. Rad Jewish Film Archives (Hg.): Catalogue of Films. Jerusalem: The Hebrew University, 1976

Contents (detailed)

Shotlist (- ft)
- 000 TITLES
- 015 Gene Lockhart in office, speaking
- 034 GV: Middle size American town
- 040 Lockhart
- 046 Three men talk in office, take golf clubs and leave
- 074 Four women playing cards
- 094 Man slams door in solicitor's face
- 096 Various people follow him
- 107 Lockhart in office
- 118 Hospital, large ward room
- 120 Sick woman in bed, rings for nurse, cries
- 135 Children play in water of fire hydrant
- 145 Map of USA
- 148 Newspaper headlines "Aid program folds"
- 156 Lockhart again
- 161 Large ship
- 163 Tugboat. Statue of Liberty
- 167 New immigrants arriving in USA
- 172 Customs hall and registration
- 190 Clerk filling out forms, putting them in basket
- 193 Putting "closed" sign over "Services to new Americans" sign
- 196 People in displaced persons camp
- 207 Nurse treating children with scalp diseases
- 215 Putting "closed" sign over "Distribution Center" sign
- 217 Glass of milk - milk disappears
- 221 Partial map of Israel
- 224 GV: Ma'abarot, some people
- 243 CU: Old woman crying
- 246 Construction of housing in Israel
- 250 Trench for pipe line
- 256 Child, turns on tap, no water, looks sad
- 264 Couple with suitcases leave their shack, examine arid land and leave
- 280 "Closed" sign hung over "Israel Appeal" sign
- 282 New immigrants arriving at Ma'abara
- 288 Children crying
- 293 Lockhart again
- 304 Newspaper headlines: "Border tense", "food shortage"
- 307 Stunned women and men read the news
- 313 Various individuals speak
- 321 Lockhart speaks, sitting in chair. Pull back to reveal wife and grandchildren in house
- 384 Lockhart in office
- 395 Credits
- 418 ENDS
Acc. to and adapted from Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem