https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/98032adb-8218-432a-a5b0-993df320337b Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Dating to 1954 this film "They Shall Not Want", presents actress Helen Hayes giving a heartfelt speech about her visit to a hospital where polio patients are being treated. She shares her emotional experiences meeting patients, including children like Karen and Jeff, who are battling polio. The film highlights the impact of donations to the March of Dimes, which funds medical equipment and care for these patients. The film emphasizes the importance of continued support and generosity to help polio victims recover and live better lives. It concludes with a call to action for donations and a recitation of Psalm 23 for comfort and hope. • 0:00-0:15: Introduction to Helen Haye's dressing room and theater. • 0:16-0:32: Expressing joy and sharing inspiring moments of the day. • 0:33-1:05: Describing the impact of March of Dimes donations on respirator units and hospitals. • 1:06-1:22: Mentioning Rancho Los Amigas and the fight against polio. Now known as Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, this is a rehabilitation hospital located in Downey, California, United States. Its name in Spanish means "Friends' Ranch".After WWII the facility's population doubled partially due to the 1944 polio outbreak. Rancho Los Amigos became known for its polio care and in 1950 general ward 50 was remodeled to treat polio patients specifically. • 1:23-1:38: Recalling another respirator center named Helen Hayes' daughter. • 1:39-2:00: Highlighting the ongoing efforts to help polio victims in Los Angeles. • 2:01-2:14: Acknowledging the generosity and compassion of donors. • 2:15-2:32: Introducing Karen, a 14-year-old girl who has been in the hospital for over a year. • 2:33-3:01: Karen's experience with the iron lung, rocking bed, and wheelchair. • 3:02-3:19: Meeting Jeff, who misses laughter and is curious about the polio vaccine. • 3:20-4:10: Explaining the vaccine trials and stockpiling efforts to Jeff. • 4:11-4:45: Encountering Jenny, a new polio patient, and discussing the ongoing threat of polio. • 4:46-5:22: Sharing the story of a young woman who gave birth in an iron lung. • 5:23-6:00: Describing the costs and efforts involved in caring for polio patients. • 6:01-6:32: Emphasizing the importance of donations to the March of Dimes. • 6:33-7:01: Visiting a room with a rocking bed and explaining its function. • 7:02-8:00: Highlighting the significance of medical equipment and skilled caregivers. • 8:01-9:00: Discussing the rehabilitation of polio victims and the role of the National Foundation. • 9:01-10:00: Meeting Bobby, a young boy with polio, and his determination to walk again. • 10:01-11:00: Karen's farewell message and the importance of supporting polio patients. • 11:01-12:00: Reciting Psalm 23. • 12:01-13:00: Encouraging donations to the March of Dimes and promising support to polio patients. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. 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. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. 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. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGs2lgwC7KY Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:54:40 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/98032adb-8218-432a-a5b0-993df320337b All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.