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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website “The Intruder” is a 1970s color, PSA-style film that seeks to teach the viewer safety tricks for keeping their home safe from burglary and intruders. Produced by Julian Bercovici of Julian Films Production and directed by Bob Kelljan, this film is shot in and around residential areas of southern California and depicts various home invasion scenarios and safety methods such as alarms, locks, and general tips that are narrated by Noah Keen. Made in collaboration with the California Locksmiths Association and the Los Angeles, Burbank, and Glendale Police Departments, the film features interviews with police as well as a burglar himself. Additionally, the film depicts typical 1970s interiors and women's fashion. Home video: little girl runs towards camera in park, sun shines through trees, other kids in sandpit (0:12). Mom dusts off daughter playing in sandpit (0:35). Mother and daughter walk to what is perhaps their 1970s Ford Mustang Convertible (1:15). The two drive along residential, tree-lined streets; footage cuts between the car and scenes of their home: open garage door, open kitchen door (1:28). Burglar rummages through chest of drawers, files as mother and daughter pull into garage (2:33). Typical interior garage scape: stacked boxes, ladder, household goods (3:12). 1970s clock radio on kitchen floor (4:00). Mother and daughter come face to face with intruder who is wearing women’s pantyhose over his face, he runs away (4:34). Woman talks with police in kitchen (4:52). Camera pans police department stolen property room, radios, rifles tagged with red tags in crates on shelves (5:08). Policewoman Romano speaks to audience of women about typical burglars, sign for YMCA Lecture Series (5:32). Montage of stolen goods as policewoman Romano continues to lecture: radios, clocks, gas canisters (6:09). Interview with burglar, hair slicked back wearing button up shirt, speaking about methodology (6:44). Open garage door: construction supplies, bikes, handy tools (7:12). Mail spills out of mailbox (7:21). Old newspapers, milk jugs piled in front of door (7:23). Newspaper ad announcing family vacation on Caribbean cruise (7:32). Historical images: cavemen with spears in hand (7:59). Archers lookout from castle perch (8:04). Victorian-era police officers (8:06). Fort Knox illustration (8:10). Deterring the intruder: close-up of timer device to turn on and off house-hold electronics (8:20). Return to interview (9:12). Alarms: red iron alarm bell, basic alarm system (9:33). How to operate the alarm system (10:01). Ominous hand with knife appears outside window, slashes bug screen and triggers alarm (10:53). I-beam detector in living room, sofa, gallery wall, bookshelf (11:05). Alarm plastic runner under doormat (11:20). Different alarm brands on the market: Morse, Central Burglar Alarm Service Inc. (11:54). Young woman allows man into apartment (12:40). Hand holding rock breaks through glass and opens door knob (13:14). VW camper van pulls into driveway (13:20). Locksmith shows woman different lock options (13:54). Double cylinder lock (14:17). Safety with sliding glass doors (15:31). Key-operated window latch, typical 1970s floral wallpaper (15:57). Mortise lock (16:52). Woman speaks to camera about robbery experience from living room, oak furniture and wood paneled walls (17:23). Woman sits on bed with daughters, male and female burglar duo hold handguns to their heads (18:09). 1970s kitchen, wood cabinetry, floral wallpaper (19:16). 1970s bathroom, bright pink floral wallpaper (20:23). Return to original mother daughter pair: alerting neighbors of intruder (21:26). Police Sergeant Mula discusses question of owning guns for protection; walks into file storage room with female secretaries (22:02). Policeman works the phone for emergencies (23:15). Telephone switchboard (23:18). Woman calls police with rotary dial phone (23:52). Aerial view of residential area (24:10). Closing credits over aerial view of what is perhaps Burbank or Glendale, California (24:25). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ 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
