The Orphan Trains

The Orphan Trains

1995
55m
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Documentary History
Overview

Elliot Bobo was taken from his alcoholic father's home, given a small cardboard suitcase, and put on board an "orphan train" bound for Arkansas. Bobo never saw his father again. He was one of tens of thousands of neglected and orphaned children who over a 75-year period were uprooted from the city and sent by train to farming communities to start new lives with new families. Elliot Bobo's remarkable story is part of The Orphan Trains.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
GBH WGBH Educational Foundation (US)
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

orphan train

Quick Facts

Release Date November 27, 1995
Status Released
Language EN
Website Visit Site

Cast

Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach

Narrator (voice)

Key Crew

Janet Graham
Director
Edward Gray
Director
Janet Graham
Producer
Edward Gray
Producer
Edward Gray
Writer