
Canon City
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- Year:
- 1948
- 82 min
- 13 Views
(dramatic music)
(narrator)
Deep in the mountains of Colorado
is the Royal Gorge
of the Arkansas River,
tamed by the steepest
tramway in the world,
climbing up
from the depths,
past 1,550 feet of sheer
red rock to the canyon rim.
A suspension bridge
spans the gorge,
its roadways soaring
higher in the air
than the topmost tip
Near the Royal Gorge
is the town
that is the subject
of this true story,
a town that has seen
United States Cavalry,
mountain men,
beaver hunters,
Indian scouts, gold seekers.
Settled by covered-wagon
pioneers,
cowhands, miners,
by hunters,
trappers, and farmers,
it is today the home
of their grandsons
and daughters,
and a typical
Western community.
Caon City,
population 7,000.
Elevation, one mile and
63 feet above sea level.
A city of small homes
that is set in a beautiful
and rugged land of mountains
and canyons,
a land
that smiles in summer,
in winter, is often
grim with blizzards.
But within Caon City,
there is another city,
a grim place
of gray stone walls...
of watchtowers,
of armed guards...
the Colorado
State Penitentiary.
Established in 1868
as a territorial prison
by the Federal Government,
it became
the state penitentiary
when Colorado was admitted
into the Union in 1876.
It has been a going business
ever since
and a home for those
who like to have their
own way too much
and have taken forbidden
All kinds are here--
murderers, kidnappers,
thieves, robbers,
embezzlers.
The warden
of a penal institution
has a grave responsibility--
absolute control
over the lives and futures
of hundreds of men.
To the tough-minded,
he must be tougher.
To those who show promise
and a desire to make good
again in society,
he must be understanding.
Meet Warden Roy Best.
How are you?
(narrator)
Fine, thanks.
Have a chair.
Thank you, I will.
Warden, tell me, what's the
population of this prison?
Uh, something over 1,200.
And how many of those
men are doing life?
It's better than 10%.
And what's the--
(barking)
Chris.
Has Chris got
a bad temper?
Well, he's allergic
to quick moves.
Then I won't make
any sudden moves.
I was about to ask,
what's the toughest job
in prison?
Well, naturally,
I think mine.
It must be
a heavy responsibility.
You don't show it.
Nevertheless,
it's always with you.
No doubt.
You must have
some inmates
with interesting
stories in here.
Well, we think we have.
Let's go and meet
some of them.
I'd like to,
very much.
(narrator)
These men, behind walls, disciplined,
subject to routine,
deprived of freedom,
wearing prison gray,
sons and husbands
and fathers.
In spite of a few
who are untamable,
because of the many
who can be helped,
modern penology recognizes
man's need of work
and furnishes tools
and machinery.
Here in the knitting mill,
prisoners make socks
and underwear
for all inmates
aid them after release.
And here in the prison
tailor shop,
inmates manufacture work
clothing and going-away suits.
Hey, that looks like
a good fit.
You'd never know
where it came from.
I'm getting out of here
next week.
Congratulations.
Where do you go?
To Denver.
My wife will
meet me at the train.
She's waited 12 years--
stuck by me,
in spite of everything.
Hey, look, when they
press the coat,
don't let 'em put
a crease in the sleeve.
(narrator)
Other inmates work in the stamping mill,
and road signs.
In the West,
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