Hero Street Film Series

"The Last to Fall from Hero Street: John  Muños ' Story," the latest film in the multi-part Hero Street Documentary Film Series by Fourth Wall Films, will be released in late March and DVD orders shipped. The film tells the story of PFC John S. Muños who grew up in a boxcar home on 2nd Street (now named Hero Street) in Silvis, Illinois. He married his sweetheart, Mary Beserra, three months before he entered the Army on January 15, 1951. An ill-timed furlough allowed him to visit his wife and family one last time before deployment, but it also sealed his fate. He served in the Korean War with Co. F of the 38th Regimental Combat Team, Second Infantry Division. On August 27, 1951, at age 23, John was among 740 Americans killed in the Battle of Bloody Ridge. His body was never recovered. Interviews with family members, friends, veterans, community leaders and historians are combined with vintage photos,  original photography by Ray Congrove ,  film, and archival material...

It's GIVING TUESDAY! We know there are many great opportunities for charitable giving this holiday season, and so many in need. Do keep Fourth Wall Films' "Hero Street" Documentary Film Series in mind. We are grateful for any donation amount: $10, $20, $50... you select the amount. It ALL helps us keep moving ahead on the multi-part documentary film series! You can donate via credit card or Paypal below. If you prefer donating by check , make check payable: Fourth Wall Films, and write Hero Street Film in the memo area. Mail your check to: Fourth Wall Films PO Box 702 Moline, IL 61266 Thank you for considering donating to Fourth Wall Films' Hero Street Documentary Series this Giving Tuesday, or ANY other time! We are truly grateful for your support.

The City of Silvis has announced that it will hold it's annual Veterans Day service on Hero Street, Tuesday, November 11th at 11:00 a.m. Veterans Day and Memorial Day are both designed to celebrate members of the U.S. military, but there are a few key differences. Memorial Day , which took shape after the Civil War, is considered a day to honor those who were killed in or as a result of participating in battle. Veterans Day , which materialized at the end of World War I, is a day to honor all service men and women, but especially those who remain with us to share their experiences. Veterans Day 2024 on Hero Street in Silvis, Illinois. Veterans Day began as Armistice Day when World War I officially ended with the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919, but the fighting stopped on November 11, 1918, with an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany.  President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 as Armistice Day in 1919 to remember the end of the war.  In 1938, November 1...

Advance Tickets for the premiere of  The Last to Fall from Hero Street: John Muños' Story,  Part 9 in Kelly and Tammy Rundle's Emmy-nominated  Hero Street  documentary film series, are now available to purchase at Putnam.org.  (just click on this link to purchase tickets) . Advance ticket purchases are encouraged, as these events tend to sell out. The film premieres on  Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.  on the  Putnam Museum's National Geographic Giant Screen Theater,  1717 W 12th Street in Davenport, Iowa. A Q&A with film participants will follow the screening. The special event is  Sponsored by Jennie's Boxcar  and the  Beiderbecke Inn.  The Premiere Celebration will include music, a special tribute to our Veterans, an encore screening of  A Bridge too Far from Hero Street: William Sandoval's Story , and  Advance tickets will be available to purchase in October. P.F.C. John S. Muños  of 2nd Str...

Willie Sandoval, portrait by artist Bruce Walters . The award-winning documentary “A Bridge Too Far From Hero Street: William Sandoval's Story" will screen on Tuesday evening, September 30th at the Davenport Public Library--Fairmount Branch , 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by a Q&A with Emmy award-winning filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films .  “A Bridge Too Far From Hero Street"  follows William Sandoval's journey from a boxcar in Silvis, Illinois to a battle in a forest in Holland. Born into an impoverished family of twelve, Willie performed migrant farm work alongside his parents and siblings until his father took a job with the Rock Island Railroad. The largest daytime air assault of World War II was Operation Market Garden, Sept. 17, 1944. William Sandoval was among them. Answering a call to service following the attack on Pearl Harbor, PVT William Sandoval served in the  U.S. Army's Co. F, 2nd...

Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films will present their Emmy® nominated “Hero Street” Documentary Film Series as an ENCORE celebration of the  100 th  Anniversary of the Silvis Public Library.   The Emmy® Award-winning filmmakers will screen  four parts  from their documentary series on  Saturday, September 27th, 1 p.m.-4 p.m .  at the McGehee Center, Schadt Park, 1043-4 th  Avenue, Silvis.  A Q&A with the Rundles will take place during the event.  Sponsored by Royal Neighbors Chapter 20167. NOTE: "The Last to Fall from Hero Street: John Munos' Story" will not be shown. It will premiere on November 8th, 2025 on the Putnam Museum's Giant Screen in Davenport, Iowa. More details coming soon.          Only a block and a half long, Second Street in Silvis, Illinois lost six young men in World War II and two in the Korean War, more than any other street in America. Hero Street, as it is now known, has ...