The Orphan Trains


60m 1995

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.

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.

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

Quotes

Trivia