The Long Way Home (1956)

★★★★ · The Long, Very Sad Way to an Old Folks Home · Christine Hennig · 2006-06-15

This film, sponsored by the United Fund, tells the story of Mr. Barker, an elderly man with no family whose money has run out and who âmust seek shelter in a charitable institution.â He packs his few belongings in a suitcase and heads across town on foot to the old folksâ home that is to be his new home. But first he stops off at several other places, including a hospital where he receives radiation treatments for cancer, a âGolden Age Clubâ that is having a meeting and social hour, and a rehabilitation facility where a friend of his is getting physical therapy. All of these places, by an…

★★★ · See Ya! · Spuzz · 2003-10-30

More fun and frolic from the United Fund people in St Louis. This time a widowed man moves out of his place to a home sponsored by the United Fund. But before he can do that, he has to visit almost every imporvershed and disadvantaged person living in the area. We see Old people, crippled people, young people, and deaf children trying to speak (when they do, they sound like Bjork). The film ends when the man reaches The home, but you're left feeling BAD for the old codger in a way that I'm not too sure the filmmakers intended. It's a bit hard to explain, but the feeling I got after the end of…