Underplayed Gems

Are You Popular? (1947)

Are You Popular? poster
Directed by
Ted Peshak
Genre
educational film
Country
United States
Runtime
10 min
Rated
NR
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This short educational film from 1947 shows high school students how to act well in school and with friends. It was made by the producer of Esquire magazine to teach proper social behavior.

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What happens

Are You Popular? is een Amerikaanse korte educatieve film uit 1947. De film laat zien hoe middelbare scholieren zich het best kunnen gedragen op school en onder vrienden. De film werd geproduceerd door David A. Smith, een van de oprichters van het tijdschrift Esquire, en zijn filmstudio Coronet Films. Coronet Films was oorspronkelijk opgericht om oorlogspropagandafilms te maken, maar na de Tweede Wereldoorlog was hier geen markt meer voor en gingen ze over in de productie van educatieve films voor kinderen. Ken Smith, auteur van het boek Mental Hygiene: Social Guidance Films 1945-1970, zei dat deze "educatieve films de jeugd niet weergaven zoals die werkelijk was, maar zoals de volwassen makers van de film wilden dat zij was." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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