Synopsis
Dramatizes the story of a father, who, after finding himself at a loss for words at a public meeting, follows his son's lead and starts a campaign of vocabulary improvement.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Studio
- Coronet Films
- Released
- 1948-01-01
- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- 0158_Build_Your_Vocabulary_00_11_46_00
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Use them big words! · Spuzz · 2017-06-29
Coronet guidance films for adults are few and far between, I never knew they existed. So I was surprised when I viewed 'Build Your Vocabulary' as it presents a Mr Willis, struggling to make a speech at a town hall meeting. He then marvels at his son's term paper (called "Parks, Playgrounds or National Monuments?" and presented in an ugly duotang) He reads the first page and marvels at all the big words his son uses. He learns that NO, his son doesnt use these words every day, but it sure helps to build your vocabulary for when the time sees fit. Seriously, Mr Willis is pushing 50 and he's…
★★★ · Words Words · Dodsworth the Cat · 2020-11-14
Knowing the meaning of words can turn you into a fluent, cogent speaker. Well, that's what this educational film claims. Mr. Willis evidently has spent the first 50 years of his life being semi-literate. His son is played by a member of the Coronet stock company, Chicago radio actor David R. Whitehouse. He was on Vic and Sade during the war years. You'll recognise his rising voice in other Coronet films. It's no wonder he had a big vocabulary. Whitehouse graduated from Northwestern in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and from MIT in 1958 with a Doctorate in Science.…