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A collection of classroom films from the 1950s giving instruction in etiquette, social skills, hygiene, and proper behavior, presented here by Fantoma in a way that emphasizes what might be considered camp value.
Contents
Lunchroom manners / Coronet Instructional Films ; educational collaborator, Ross L. Allen (1960, col., 10 min.) "Soapy the germ fighter" / [presented by] the Film Library, Dept. of Human Resources [and] Avis Films, Inc. (1951, col., 10 min.) Appreciating our parents / Coronet Instructional Films ; educational collaborator, Reuben Hill (1950, col., 11 min.) Shy guy / Coronet Instructional Films ; educational collaborator, Alice Sowers (1947, b&w, 14 min.) Right or wrong? : (making moral decisions) / Coronet Instructional Films ; educational collaborator, Judson T. Landis (1951, col., 11 min.) Why vandalism? / produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films in collaboration with Bruno Bettelheim ; Hal Kopel, producer (1955, b&w, 17 min.) Manners in school / produced for McGraw-Hill Book Company by Centron Corporation (1959, b&w, 11 min.) The outsider / [presented by] Young American Films ; a Centron production (1951, b&w, 12 min.). Includes interactive filmstrip: Your fight against fear.