The Story of Warm Springs

This is a 1930 silent (soundtrack added) documentary, "The Story of Warm Springs". We believe it to have been produced in limited numbers by the Warm Springs Foundation. This copy was labeled as belonging to Paul G. Richter, who was on the board of directors for Warm Springs resort. We are unaware of any other existing copies of this, and plan to reach out to the F.D.R. Library/Warm Springs Foundation regarding the existence of this film.

I could not find reference to the speech at the end to a source dating before Dec 1933, where he used that speech to kick off the beginning of his "Birthday Ball" polio fundraisers.

Much of the film is composed of reversal duplicate printed film, which means quality of image is limited. I put in extensive corrections scene-by-scene to improve as I could.

0:00 Intro
2:24 At the Facility
7:01 History of Treatment
9:52 Walking Therapy
11:45 The Cottages and Inn
17:46 The Boy Scouts
19:52 Adapted Automobiles
21:46 Warm Springs of the Future
24:38 Governor Franklin Roosevelt
26:09 Infantile Paralysis Speech

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Soundtrack added, compiled from songs available through LoC Jukebox.
Adoration Waltz - Frank Magine
The Waltz of Long Ago - Irving Berlin
Goodnight - Henry Bishop
String beans - Montmartre Orchestra
Mississippi Ripples - Hanley
Rose of Stamboul - Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra
Boy Scouts of America March - John Philip Sousa
What'll I Do - Irving Berlin
Sunrise and You - The Troubadors
Lonesome and Blue - Edwin Tillman