American Thrift (1962)

★★★ · This film has canned eel. · Spuzz · 2016-02-07

Hard to pinpoint on what subject the film is trying to focus on, starts out by celebrating our forefathers, then on the american family saving money, then to the woman in the home, then back to saving habits, then to the woman again etc. Film presents viewpoints that are very hard to believe circa 1962, in regards to what position the woman had in the American home. Are we really stupid to believe that the Father left all the final money decisions to Mother? I don't think so. Worth watching for the Supermarket scenes though, which showcase such wonderful items such as records (I remember…

★★ · Praise For Pennies · Dodsworth the Cat · 2024-06-06

Just like the phrase "a credit to his race" was deemed a compliment, the tribute to the American Woman that starts the short simply comes across as sexist twaddle. Budget envelopes? Did anyone have those? This "hand me down clothes" attitude sounds like something from a generation earlier in the Depression which, I suspect, is the era the writer(s) of this film grew up in. Supermarkets have food "arranged so she can reach them"? No kidding. What grocer puts food out of reach, regardless of the gender of the shopper? Mom is emulating Jackie Kennedy chic-ness by wearing gloves while on outings.…