Indian Summer
On the first hot day of summer, an old farmer goes fishing just as he has done for many years on the West Branch of the Delaware River. A young boy, his frequent fishing companion, eagerly takes him to see the first giant bulldozers, which are to begin construction on the Cannonsville Reservoir. In order to provide more water for the cities, the vast project will flood the valley. The old man goes to the general store and walks the length of the valley to talk about his concerns, but most people do not support him. The young people of the valley celebrate at a barn dance. The old man resists eviction with his unloaded flintlock. The next day, he watches as the houses and farms are burned to clear the way. His friend, the fiddler, picks him up and takes him and his few belongings away.
Cast
Robert C. Gregory
Old Man
Ralph Vanderlip
Boy
Grant Rodgers
Fiddler
Walter L. Terry
Judge
David Marshall
Singer
Herta Marshall
Singer
Jared Reed
Narrator
Jules Schwerin
Narration
Lawrence Weinberg
Narration
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