Social Guidance Movies

  • 1961
    Boys Beware

    Boys Beware

    Boys Beware

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    This anti-homosexual social "scare" short film focuses on the dangers of young boys talking to strangers.

    Boys Beware
  • 1963
    A Land Betrayed

    A Land Betrayed

    A Land Betrayed

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    Produced by Alfred Higgins Productions with assistance from the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Academic Support Center Film Library, Keep...

    A Land Betrayed
  • 1949
    Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance

    Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance

    Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance

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    Old short about the importance of good platform posture and how we can improve it through the simple knee test.

    Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance
  • 1971
    Book Him!

    Book Him!

    Book Him!

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    One of the social guidance / scare films made by prolific filmmaker Sid Davis, “Book Him!” was produced in the 1960s. It shows various...

    Book Him!
  • 1951
    H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict

    H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict

    H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict

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    Bill is targeted by pot pushers who use him as their entry to the "good kids." Needing money because his mother is sick and his father is absent, he...

    H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
  • 1947
    Shy Guy

    Shy Guy

    Shy Guy

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    Phil, a student who recently transferred into his high school, keeps to himself a lot, spending time in his basement building radios and record...

    Shy Guy
  • 1953
    Vandalism

    Vandalism

    Vandalism

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    Two young high school boys spike the punch at a Halloween party, mischievously let the air out of car tires, and finally steal a car to go for a...

    Vandalism
  • 1971
    V.D. Every 30 Seconds

    V.D. Every 30 Seconds

    V.D. Every 30 Seconds

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    Describes the symptoms of gonorrhea and syphilis, with warnings of the consequences of avoiding treatment. Discusses some of the prevalent myths...

    V.D. Every 30 Seconds
  • 1999
    Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

    Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

    Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

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    Adults meet up with the people who changed their lives twenty years ago by confronting them about their lifestyles as teenagers.

    Scared Straight! 20 Years Later
  • 1960
    Lunchroom Manners

    Lunchroom Manners

    Lunchroom Manners

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    This short featuring "Mr. Bungle", a puppet, instructs children on how to best behave in a lunchroom situation.

    Lunchroom Manners
  • 1953
    Don't Get Angry

    Don't Get Angry

    Don't Get Angry

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    This short film offers a children's guide to anger management.

    Don't Get Angry
  • 1958
    Alcohol Is Dynamite

    Alcohol Is Dynamite

    Alcohol Is Dynamite

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    A carload of teenagers wants to buy some liquor, but the clerk at the liquor store won't sell them any because they're underage. They stop a...

    Alcohol Is Dynamite
  • 1950
    The Dangerous Stranger

    The Dangerous Stranger

    The Dangerous Stranger

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    In this film, a police officer tells children about the dangers of accepting rides or presents from strangers, and relates the unfortunate stories of...

    The Dangerous Stranger
  • 1951
    The Outsider

    The Outsider

    The Outsider

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    Susan, a pretty high school student, has everything going for her—except popularity. She can't figure out why she is so "out of step" with the...

    The Outsider
  • 1951
    Self-Conscious Guy

    Self-Conscious Guy

    Self-Conscious Guy

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    Marty wants a spot in the School play, but is undone by nerves

    Self-Conscious Guy
  • 1950
    Angry Boy

    Angry Boy

    Angry Boy

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    Alexander Hammid's sensitive narrative of how a pre-adolescent boy is helped by a psychiatrist to come to terms with his feelings.

    Angry Boy
  • 1954
    Gang Boy

    Gang Boy

    Gang Boy

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    Danny ponders a way for rival gangs to avoid violence at an upcoming dance.

    Gang Boy
  • 1961
    Girls Beware

    Girls Beware

    Girls Beware

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    Girls Beware is a trilogy of tragedies brought about by teenage girls' attempts at independent behavior. Covers do's and don'ts in the babysitting...

    Girls Beware
  • 1950
    For Which We Stand: To Be Held In Honor

    For Which We Stand: To Be Held In Honor

    For Which We Stand: To Be Held In Honor

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    In this film, servicemen are strongly urged to forgo illicit and casual sex because it is degrading and contrary to divine will. The joys of marriage...

    For Which We Stand: To Be Held In Honor
  • 1962
    American Thrift: An Expansive Tribute to the

    American Thrift: An Expansive Tribute to the "Woman American"

    American Thrift: An Expansive Tribute to the "Woman American"

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    Chevrolet presents this tribute to the American woman and her thrifty ways with money. The film also salutes the individuality of the Amerian citizen...

    American Thrift: An Expansive Tribute to the