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Say No to Strangers (1963)

1963 · Ephemeral film · 10 min

Synopsis

Shows how children meet and correctly cope with situations calling upon them to remember each of the safety rules they have been taught.

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Details

Running time
10 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
0643_Say_No_to_Strangers_04_47_25_00

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · How friendly IS the cop?? · Spuzz · 2016-05-23

This "Coulda been good" film fails to really bring on the sleaziness and explotiveness by being really dry and extremely padded. The zombie narration doesnt help either. 2 kids are taught in a classroom that looks pint sized for some odd reason, the 4 rules of avoiding strangers.. Don't accept gifts, rides, avoid dark alleyways and of course, "The policeman is always your friend". Then of course, the kids get into situations when those things happen. The first one shows promise, when the kids approach a guy with a dog who looks just like the perv from Boys Beware. The stranger tries to unload…