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How Do You Do (1946)

1946 · Ephemeral film · 12 min

Synopsis

Trains teenagers to act according to the rules of proper social etiquette. Promotes proper behavior as a means of gaining social poise and self-assurance. This film seems clearly to be a document from the postwar "behavior offensive," aimed at retraining adolescents to learn to be kids once again after experiencing premature adulthood during World War II.

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Details

Released
1946-01-01
Running time
12 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
0139_How_Do_You_Do_E00431_05_33_51_00

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★ · How DO you do? How do you DO? · Spuzz · 2017-07-12

In this IMPOSSIBLE gigglefest, proper introductions are discussed. The problem with this Young America production that it's SO poorly put together that's it's almost a 'how do you NOT do' of a classroom film. Atrocious acting, ridiculous editing, actors standing around waiting for a scene to start and how the (bad) leading actress playing Peggy talks to the unseen narrator. The funny thing is, is that it's to her LEFT, which makes for truly bizarre viewing. Reccomended!