The Orphan Trains
Brief Synopsis
Examination of the successes and failures of the organized effort between 1854 to 1929 to send homeless city children to Midwest farming communities to begin new lives with foster families.
Cast & Crew
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Edward Gray
Director
Amber Scott
Voice
Moira Driscoll
Voice
Matt Carlson
Voice
Anthony Fusco
Voice
Susan Gordon-clark
Voice
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (11/27/95), The, Orphan Trains
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1995
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Examination of the successes and failures of the organized effort between 1854 to 1929 to send homeless city children to Midwest farming communities to begin new lives with foster families.
Cast
Amber Scott
Voice
Moira Driscoll
Voice
Matt Carlson
Voice
Anthony Fusco
Voice
Susan Gordon-clark
Voice
Charles Loring Brace Iv
Voice
Rachel Miner
Voice
Dan Desmond
Voice
David Mccullough
Larry Keith
Crew
Joe Arcidiacono
Camera Assistant
Michael Bacon
Music
Michael Bacon
Theme Music
Maureen Barden
Post-Production Assistant
Rebecca Barnes
Post-Production Assistant
Wayne Bell
Sound Recordist
Bruce Bellingham
Advisor
Molly Bernstein
Assistant Editor
David Brush
Camera Assistant
Cleo Cacouldis
Production Manager
Danny Canton
Gaffer
Frank Capria
Post-Production Supervisor
Tricia Clark
Film Research
Tricia Clark
Researcher
Tricia Clark
Production Coordinator
Jem Cohen
Props
Judy Crichton
Executive Producer
Margaret Crimmins
Sound Editor
Rosemary Daley
Researcher
Jean Davis
Research And Content Consultant
Billie Dobbins
Researcher
Margaret Drain
Producer
David Eubank
Camera Assistant
Nancy Farrell
Other
Annette Fry
Research And Content Consultant
Elliott Gamson
Other
Karen Glynn
Researcher
Janet Graham
Producer
Janet Graham
Researcher
Mari Lou Granger
Unit Manager
Edward Gray
Producer
Edward Gray
Animator
Edward Gray
Writer
Ken Hahn
Sound Mixer
Ned Hallick
Gaffer
John Haptas
Sound
Samuel Henriques
Camera Assistant
Marilyn Holt
Research And Content Consultant
Thomas L Jones
Advisor
Michael B Katz
Advisor
Sean Kelly
Gaffer
Alison Kennedy
Other
Libby Kreutz
Film Research
Libby Kreutz
Researcher
Patricia Kruppa
Advisor
Charles Kuskin
Theme Music
Miriam Z Langsam
Research And Content Consultant
Larry Lecain
Production
Kenneth I Levis
Editor
Jane Maiskaya
Colorist
Edward Marritz
Photography
Doug Martin
On-Line Editor
John Marxhausen
Grip
Mark S Massa
Advisor
Dennis Mccarthy
Production
Mark Mclaughlin
Sound
Susan Mottau
Line Producer
Kristine E Nelson
Advisor
Chas Norton
Production
Sarah Perry
Researcher
Roger Phenix
Sound Recordist
Chris Pullman
Other
Salvatore Raciti
Animator
Helen R Russell
Other
Thomas J Schlereth
Advisor
Ann Scott
Other
Phil Spradlin
Sound
Gary Steele
Photography
Paul Stein
Grip
Joseph Tovares
Editor
Evelyn Trickel
Research And Content Consultant
Joshua Waletzky
Editor
Joshua Waletzky
Sound
Jerry Wallace
Production Manager
Dan Watson
On-Line Editor
Maia Wechsler
Assistant Editor
Viviana A Zelizer
Advisor
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (11/27/95), The, Orphan Trains
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1995
Technical Specs
Duration
60m