Am I Trustworthy? (1950)

★★★★ · "I wouldn't have stolen their money!" · Steve Nordby · 2003-11-13

Eddie wants to be treasurer of his school club but isn't even nominated! Instead he gets put on cleanup while Bob gets the job he wants. Upset boy + perfect dad + narrator to explain = classic social guidance film. Keep your word, play fair, do a good job, and be on time. That's all there is to it! The underlying message is implied subtly early in the film: to be trustworthy is not just about being honest but about being obediant. Eddie was supposed to fix the lamp and didn't, so he isn't trustworthy. Eddie, with his bad hair and less than perfect acting is charming.

★★★★ · Eddie is a gulliable little soul · Spuzz · 2002-12-21

Eddie Johnson loses the Election for treasurer for the club he is in. He blames it on the other boy who gets it, because the other boy is so trustworthy. I think the reason is Eddie's haircut. This rather bizarre looking moptop. I love Coronet guidance films. This is the 3rd such film I've seen that lays it thick on how a boy can be more acceptable in the world. In this case you can be more trustworthy by doing your homework on time and doing housework(!). Suuuure. Also, the film uses the well used Coronet trademark of making a chart for yourself and that will solve everything. Reccomended!

★★★★ · "Am I Trustworthy" is a cute little instructional film · ERD. · 2010-04-26

A well made 1950 instuctional film made for youngsters of that era. The information given is still good for today's children.

★★★ · Father Knows Best · Dodsworth the Cat · 2023-04-06

You know everything's going to be okay because this film includes The Usual Coronet List. The difference is it comes at the end of the picture instead of the beginning. Eddie isn't nominated for Treasurer of his club and he's upset. He decides it's because his friends think he's not trustworthy, though there's no indication they have any opinion about it or even knew he wanted to be Treasurer. Cut to All-Knowing Dad who almost sounds like one of Phil Hartman's spoof voices. His definition of "trustworthy" is more along the line of "dependable" and "reliable" than being an accountant to be…

★★★ · Am I Trustworthy? · Christine Hennig · 2003-05-17

Eddie is upset because he wasn't elected treasurer of his hobby clubinstead he was put on the clean-up committee. His kindly dad helps him to see that he needs to work on being more trustworthy. This is a typically earnest and innocent Coronet film. It's not all that campy per se, but it could be good fodder for msting. Eddie is somewhat less polished than the typical Coronet child actor and his club is one of those generic young peoples' clubs that exists only in films like this. Other than that, it's pretty ordinary Coronet fare. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ***. Weirdness: **. Historical…