Everyday Courtesy (1948)

★★★★ · Billy doesnt get out much. · Spuzz · 2003-05-01

Billy (Common social guidance film name alert!) and his mom decide to burn up the town by going to the school's courtesy display being held at the school. Now, let's pause for a moment. How much fun could that possibly be? There Billy shows the many drawings that he has "made" which are quite remarkable coming from a individual as him, that demonstrate courtesy. Even more bizarre are the flashback scenes when he uses models to demonstrate the courtesy to draw. Billy and his Mom fawn over the drawings until his teacher wanders over. Billy introduces his Mom to his teacher. That's courtesy…

★★★★ · Excuse Me, but May I Comment on This Film, Please? · Christine Hennig · 2006-02-18

This early Coronet film features the kid from Dating DoÂs and DonÂts in an earlier role as Bill, a kid who brings his mom to school to show her the class display on courtesy. Mostly, this involves lots of posters made by the kids in the class; these are charmingly realistic, especially the one that exhorts ÂDonÂt be a pig. The rudiments of manners, such as saying Âplease and Âthank you, and making introductions, is demonstrated in a manner that is not too stilted. This is a charmingly innocent film which, rather than being campy, leaves you with the wish that more people nowadays would…

★★★★ · "Don't be a pig" · Karma Hawk · 2005-04-13

Billy and his mom are going to an exibit Billys class his holfing on being curtious, thus sets up another odd social guidance film premise. Ok first of all the word "Open House" is never used for all we know this is being held on a seprate night which I just findd really odd, second the kids look much too old to be involved in such a thing, even if they were studying curtosy they don't look to be the age where they'd be particularly comfrotable showing it off to thier parents in such a way. Another thing that's odd is when the film shows Bill drawing the pictures he needs models for them…

★★★ · Not A Trait For Hunkies · JayKay49 · 2015-03-03

This film presented things that are so foreign to me, my sibs, my neighborhood friends, and most relatives I ever knew. But we were Hunkies - the stuff they show here is for the other side of town Anyhow, my favorite part was right near the beginning when the group at the doorway began this bowing business like a bunch of Japanese people. Almost but not quite overdid it....and they all looked a little tentative about it. Amusing. Pretty good picture in that it showed me a few things I never knew but will certainly keep in mind at my next afternoon tea. I gotta remember that older woman…