https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/6eed3b62-4fb3-4cad-9808-791bdc0e6ac4 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Dating to the late 1950s and hosted by actor Walter Pidgeon, "Boy with a Blindfold" was produced by Richard Lyford Productions to promote the work of the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration. The film shows the case of a young boy who is on the waitlist for a cornea transplant. The film mirrors his progress as he first enters the eye bank and awaits a transplant. Established in 1944, the non-profit Eye Bank was created in order to restore sight through corneal transplants and eye donations. The film relays recent progress in science and research as well as future goals encouraging viewers to contribute and donate to the Eye Bank. There was a high demand for corneal tissue and few donors. Filmmaker Richard Lyford worked for the First Motion Picture Unit during WWII, and later for Walt Disney. He is best known as the co-director of "The Titan", an Academy Award winning documentary about Michelangelo. Traffic buzzes in an aerial shot (:53). The story’s main characters are introduced (1:03); Mildred; aged 36, a professional fashion designer and a twelve year old Carl Schubert (1:17). A train pushes for New York (1:37). The feature is presented by the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration (1:48). Pedestrians exit the subway (2:44) for the Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital (3:07). Carl receives a slit-lampe examination (3:19). Walter explains texture and makeup of the eye and cornea (3:26). A resident of the eye bank for restoration (3:38) further explains the cornea and interpretation of light using a diagram (3:52). Carl puts on dark glasses (4:43). The camera runs over patients in the waiting room (4:57). Modern surgical techniques (5:12) and safe timeframe for transplant is explained. Exam results indicates Carl is able to receive a corneal graft (5:51). Patients filter into the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration (6:19). Telephone operators man the switchboard (6:24). A secretary punches out a document with the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration header on a teletype writer (6:41). Tools used for corneal transplant (6:43) appear on a surgical table. Walter encourages donation (6:49). A secretary flips through donor files (7:08). Blind youth play with scale model passenger planes (8:03). Carl's mother steps from 1950’s Buick (8:37). Regular sighted youth play football (8:44). She heads for The Institute for the Education of the Blind (8:56). Mr. And Mrs. John Redding hang in their apartment in Baltimore (9:13). She looks out of her window and into stunning sights below (9:42). Mildred ponders over the next recipient of her eyes (10:10). Her husband inquires how to donate sight (10:24). Probation of wills is discussed (10:42). The release form (10:54) is pictured. A worker examines sections of the eye through microscope in the Department of Electron Microscopy (11:55). A view follows through the lens (11:59). A diagram depicts retinal detachment (12:36). Viewers visit the office of Mrs. A Carl Competello; the Executive Director (13:41). She encourages contributions (13:47). Mildred continues to work on fashion design (15:04). A view shows her identification (15:08) card as well as her release form (15:13). Carl and Mildred appear in a split screen scene (15:33). The Redding couple go to New York (15:55). Montage footage shows scenes of their vacation (16:07). Mildred is hit by a Ford Station Wagon (16:30) as she attempts to cross the street. Mr. Redding makes the decision to contact the Eye Bank (16:52). The executive director takes the call (17:40). Paperwork (17:46) calls for expedited delivery. A Lockheed L-188A Electra (17:47) shoots off. Golden Falcon of the Eastern Air Lines reads on the side (18:04). An American Red Cross employee passes off eye material at the airport (18:10). A vehicle of the American Red Cross NY Chapter arrives (18:31) with the donation. Doctors examine the quality of the donated material (18:47). Carl’s mother receives a call (19:05). Surgery is set to begin the following day. He appears under anesthesia (19:17). Carl takes an eye test (20:51) for new glasses (20:56). He views buildings for the first time (21:15) the America; a container ship (21:49) and rides his bike with friends (22:04). A final request for contributions concludes the film (23:56). For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. 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