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Lost and Found (1935)

1935 · Ephemeral film · 32 min

Synopsis

How a minister helps an "at-risk" young man go straight; a burglary at a gas station; youth culture of the 1930s. Shot on the North Shore of Long Island before congestion. Teenagers hanging out on street, around cars, at gas station. Teenage boy working at gas station. Young men in bar drinking. Bookmaker holding IOU slips from young men. Young men playing pinball with beers on top of machine. Great montage of time running out: calendar with dates crossed out, roulette wheel, bookmaker, young man waving, etc. Boys smoking and gambling (craps?) on pool table Down and out young man walking down 1930s business street mouth talking into ears (denoting gossip).

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Details

Running time
32 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives