As the old Carnegie Library in Flora, Illinois, had deteriorated to an unusable condition, the community made a fundraising movie to help with construction costs for a new library. In this movie, the town of Flora accepts a challenge to win one million dollars by going “caffeine free” for one week, with the aim of building a new library. While amusing enough on its own, the true value of this movie may be the scenes from the town circa 1990.
CREDITS
Director: Bill Oliver
Starring: Bill Atwood, Judy Mann, Mary Kenley, Danny Brown, Cheryl Estheimer, Gary Bright, Jim Fehrenbacher, Bill Snyder, Carol Fildes, Jack Thatcher, Mary Beth Lancaster, Marsha Mink, Rita Frost, Clay Snyder, Priscilla Henson, Charlie Overstreet, and many others.
Written by members of “A.C.T.T.”
Photographed by Randy Poole, Bill Oliver, and Jeff Jackson Edit: Special thanks to Bob and Pat Marley for VHS archival and digitizing.
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