Coronet Teenager Social Guidance Classic 1947-1953 Classic Films DVD

Description: Please read & note: This is a Rights holding DVD created & produced by me and is not factory made or sealed. All pictures are actual screen captures from the DVDs. I strive to produce the best DVD's possible from the sometimes VERY old Public Domain material. Films that are public domain are unpreserved and not professionally remastered. I remaster all of my films myself to the best possible quality achieveable. My DVDs are not the quality of todays Modern DVDs or Bluray discs. If you are looking for this kind of quality then these discs are not for you. Please note this when purchasing, but also know that all of the films are very watchable. To keep my prices as low as possible all my DVDs are delivered in plain paper DVD sleeves and the DVDs title will be labeled on the back of the DVD envelope. This way you can write the contents of the DVD on the DVD yourself if you want to. (See picture). All of my DVD's come with a menu for easy film selection. Total runtime of this DVD is 168 minutes. Item specifics are: 15 CORONET INSTRUCTIONAL / SOCIAL GUIDANCE FILMS ON DVD 　 Film 1: "Are You Popular?" (1947) B&W Runtime 9 minutes One of the best examples of post-World War II social guidance films, with examples of "good" and "bad" girls, proper and improper dating etiquette, courtesy to parents, and an analysis of what makes some people popular and others not. A scream and a sobering document of postwar conformity. This is an excellent film teaching some basic manners. While the film is old, the message is timeless: be polite, courteous, and respectful (of yourself as well as others) and the world will be a better place for everyone. Films like these should be shown in schools today. 　 Film 2: "Dating: Do's and Don'ts" (1949) Color Runtime 12 minutes Classic instructional film for teen daters, presented here in the rare Kodachrome version. Shows the progress of the date, from choosing the right girl and asking her through the last "good night." Ken Smith remarks: This social guidance "how-to" film has received more camp accolades than any other, and deserves it. Alan Woodruff ("Woody") receives a ticket to admit one couple to the upcoming Hi-Teen Carnival. "One couple," Woody reflects. "That means a date! Not like just going around with the crowd!" Woody decides to ask Ann Davis, who, the narrator points out, "knows how to have a good time." With her perpetual squint and chipmunk cheeks, Ann (pronounced "Ay-yun" by the actors in this film) is the perfect companion for super-nerd Woody. At crucial moments in the date, the narrator stops the action and presents Woody with several possible options for his actions. Happily, Woody makes all the correct decisions and ends up walking home from Ann's doorstep whistling with satisfaction at a job well done. "Thanks so much," says Ann with a toothy grin. "I had LOADS of fun." 　 Film 3: "How Honest Are You?" (1950) B&W Runtime 13 minutes For teenagers, honesty can come easy or hard, depending on the stakes. This odd film is quite an oddity from Coronet Films. First, it opens up with a group of people and a narrator speaking into the camera. We're trying to figure out what really happens when a boy went into someone else's locker. Was he stealing something? Plenty of witnesses come forward, telling their side of the story, it's all quite interesting. 　 Film 4: "Act Your Age" (1949) B&W Runtime 13 minutes Jim, an emotionally immature teen, learns to evaluate his personality and to better work out his problems. High school boy who has scratched his desk is lectured by principal on acting his age. Teen girls and boys turn into 5-year-olds, illustrating infantile reactions. The principal delivers a pep talk on growing up. A boy has a "How Old Am I?" chart. The school janitor / custodian lectures on immaturity. Pictures Jim losing interest in his algebra and initialing the top of his desk. The principal, Mr. Edwards, talks with Jim about the adolescent's problem of growing up and meeting problems intelligently. While Jim repairs the desk, he thinks of situations which made his classmates weep, get angry and otherwise express their juvenile reactions. With Mr. Edwards' help, Jim works out a self-evaluation checklist to judge his personality, age and the manner in which he works out his problems. 　 Film 5: "Everyday Courtesy" (1948) B&W Runtime 8 minutes Courtesy in connection with invitations, telephone conversations, introductions and entertaining guests. Billy and his mom decide to burn up the town by going to the school's courtesy display being held at the school. Now, let's pause for a moment. How much fun could that possibly be? There Billy shows the many drawings that he has "made" which are quite remarkable coming from a individual as him, that demonstrate courtesy. Even more bizarre are the flashback scenes when he uses models to demonstrate the courtesy to draw. Billy and his Mom fawn over the drawings until his teacher wanders over. Billy introduces his Mom to his teacher. That's courtesy, Why? He introduces the older woman to the younger. They both look suspiciously the same age, so one of the women surely would be offended! Many other uses of courtesy are demonstrated, and the whole thing ends. 　 Film 6: "Self-Conscious Guy" (1951) B&W Runtime 10 minutes Shows how feelings of self-consciousness keep a high school boy from doing his classwork well or making friends easily. 　 Film 7: "Going Steady?" (1951) B&W Runtime 10 minutes Attempts to provoke teens into discussion on the complex issue of going steady. Highly guilt ridden film made to poo-poo the remote fact of going steady unless you're good and ready. Film seems to okay the idea that it's alright to play the field more and not to take the idea of going steady too seriously. This is one very strange film if you consider all the other films in the Coronet canon. (especially 'Are You Ready For Marriage?) which seems to preach the opposite. The leads play the parts admirably, as the whole script is laughable. Especially the bit with the boy's parents on the couch. Highly Recommended!! 　 Film 8: "Good Eating Habits" (1951) B&W Runtime 9 minutes Drama focusing on gluttony and "hidden hunger," where well-nourished people eat poorly and malnourish themselves. Another total Coronet classic as it features Bill, who has to be admired for willing to participate in a massive gluttony scene which has to be seen to believed. We first meet Bill at the dinner table, he can barely touch his food. After a while, he gets a stomach ache (I thought he was going to throw up), Mom comes to save him, and she tucks him into bed. We then flash back to how this stomach ache happened. We see Bill at breakfast, and this scene made me stand and applaud, as Bill just wolfs down everything in sight, just watching him eat in this scene will give YOU a stomach ache. During his school lunch period, he wolfs down his sandwich in another great scene and saves the money he was supposed to buy for lunch for some sweets on the way home. Soon, we go back to his bedroom, and then we go to the next day. Of course, Bill has learned his lesson, for he is eating his breakfast slowly. Like, bacon cut into little morsels, tiny sips of juice, and (hilariously) this makes Bill the happiest boy on earth! 　 Film 9: "Control Your Emotions" (1950) B&W Runtime 13 minutes Well-balanced emotions help to create a well-rounded personality, especially in teenagers. This bizarre film is hosted by an unnamed "psychologist." While spouting Pavlovian claptrap such as "Fear is triggered by loud noises" and "Your emotions can be your own greatest enemy," he repeatedly interrupts the story of "Jeff," the film's protagonist. Jeff -- who looks like a heroin addict -- has a lot of trouble controlling his emotions, and the psychologist is always ready to pop in with statements such as "If this kind of behavior is repeated often, it might lead to a permanently warped personality." 　 Film 10: "The Fun Of Being Thoughtful" (1950) B&W Runtime 10 minutes Social guidance film for teenagers encouraging insight into the motives, tastes and desires of others. This atypical Coronet film (of course in the same Coronet House) features the brother and sister team of Jane and Eddie. An IMPOSSIBLY gee-whiz-isn't-life-swell-lets-cook-dinner-for-the-family duo who just can't stop complimenting each other, trying to outdo each other in courtesy, which of course, becomes TOTALLY IRRITATING as we want to wring either or both of their necks after a while. They keep saying "Gee, that's very thoughtful" all the time. Who lived like this? No one! The boy looks like Norman Bates. This is an excellent pre-Psycho film.... See what drove Norman to madness! 　 Film 11: "Am I Trustworthy?" (1950) B&W Runtime 10 minutes How a child learns to return borrowed items, keep promises and fulfill assignments. Eddie Johnson loses the Election for treasurer for the club he is in. He blames it on the other boy who gets it, because the other boy is so trustworthy. Lays it thick on how a boy can be more acceptable in the world. In this case you can be more trustworthy by doing your homework on time and doing housework .Also, the film uses the well used Coronet trademark of making a chart for yourself and that will solve everything. Recommended! 　 Film 12: "How to Say No: Moral Maturity" (1951) B&W Runtime 10 minutes How to say no to unwanted smoking, drinking and petting, and still keep your friends. A pretty standard Coronet social guidance film. Made unusual for the whole stagey-ness of it. Heck, even the first actor introduces the movie behind a curtain and it opens to a living room. Different teenagers have different problems and wondered how to say No in each situation. All of which are pretty standard, to Coronet watchers. Marty is interesting though, with his too puffy lips.. 　 Film 13: "Mind Your Manners" (1953) B&W Runtime 10 minutes How teenagers can cultivate good manners by manifesting a real desire to get along with others. Illustrates specific detail how good manners can be applied in many of the situations in which boys and girls find themselves every day. Emphasizes that teenagers can cultivate good manners by manifesting a real desire to get along with others. 　 Film 14: "Snap Out of It!" (Emotional Balance) (1951) B&W Runtime 12 minutes Discusses why an achievement-conscious boy becomes emotionally upset when he fails to get an expected 'A' in a history course. I could tell that this was a Cornet Production without seeing the end card just from the way it played out. In general Cornet films rely more on storyline rather than a deadpan narration like in a lot of these films. This one's centers around Howard Patterson a mostly "C" student who's been trying hard to get an "A" in history, when he finds out he only got a "B" on his report card he gets upset and hides it from his parents, eventually however the teacher sends Howard to the Principal where he asks Howard about it. After explaining his situation to the principal, the principal then teaches Howard a valuable lesson about the danger of high expectations. Not really a campy film but still good none the less. 　 Film 15: "How Do You Know It's Love?" (1950) B&W Runtime 12 minutes Gives students a basis for thinking clearly about real love and shows that mere conviction of love is not enough to insure lasting happiness. A girl who is having doubts about her love life does as we all would do, and that's turn to her Mother for advice. Mom gives out almost exactly the same advice the two teens got in "Are You Ready For Marriage". Things really come to a head when she goes out on a double date with her boyfriend and his brother (their relationship is never explained until later when we find out about the double date, which makes for great "Who is this person?" conversation. During the date, the other couple who are engaged, do nice couple things together, ordering Watercress salad etc. While the girl and her date, well.. the date wants the leg of lamb (wow, he must be hungry) while she wants chinese food. Soon, they realize that they can't make the commitment if they can't agree to gastronomical choices. After all, isn't that what's love is all about? Recommended! I claim ownership and rights to this media. All the films on this DVD have been researched and are copyright free or the copyrights have expired due to non renewal.

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