Synopsis
Social guidance film showing how necessary self-reliance is to all successful endeavors and happiness.
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Details
- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- Developi1951
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Social guidance
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Oh MAN! The return of ALAN WOODRUFF!!! · Spuzz · 2003-04-18
In this otherwise unegaging claptrap of becoming more self reliant, the whole thing is eclipsed over the return of three of the characters of one of my favorite movies on this site, 'Dating: Do's and Don'ts[' Alan Woodruff, his Mom and Dad, and there's even reference to his girlfriend Ann. Although Alan's last name is not mentioned, it's perfectly clear that it's him, with his parents and all. Anyways, Alan is clearly grown up in this picture, and this time he is fighting self reliance. He turns to his teacher (his French teacher?) who of course, gives him a chart about how to become more…
★★★★ · Well done · ERD. · 2010-05-11
A good 1951 teenage guidance film about being self- reliant. Well written, acted, & directed. Many points are still good today.
★★★ · Emerson in Four Easy Steps · Christine Hennig · 2005-05-10
This Coronet film stars Woody from Dating Dos and Donts, though its not nearly as campy as the other film. Now that hes got dating under control, his next problem is being to dependent on others, so a teacher gives him a set of simple steps to self-reliance, and soon Woody is so self-reliant hes taking over whole projects at the Student Council. Of course, the adults responsible for this film didnt really want teens to make their own decisions, or rather, they only wanted them to make their own decisions of their decisions were ones the adults would have made for them. Still, this film is not…
★★★ · This Would Be Chinesespeak Today · JayKay49 · 2012-12-10
Assume responsibility? What the heck is that? Someone's mother, in 1950, knows about "Self Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson? Not in my 1950 world. It was "Movie Mirror" and "Tattler" - and those were the literate ones. Alan still has the big fat dad that looks like Jackie Gleason's Bowery twin. Hated Ralph Waldo and wasn't too impressed with this film. Too sober a topic and a little lean on good ol camp.
