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Science and Superstition (1940)

1940 · Ephemeral film · 8 min

Details

Running time
8 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★ · A Rabbit's Foot Finds 25 Cents · Dodsworth the Cat · 2023-03-14

The Nation's Schools magazine of July 1947 stated that this film was for elementary and junior high schools, but the kids here are a lot younger than junior high school. Still, the basic lesson holds true even for adults today who shun science and accept personal biases as truth. Dorothy Day stars as teacher Miss Carr. You loved her in "Dating Dos and Don'ts" as Woody's mom. This short was copyright May 6, 1947. Points deducted for missing part of print that sets up the rabbit's foot arguement.