Synopsis
Classic vocational guidance film produced to snap America's teenagers out of a Depression mood.
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Details
- Running time
- 19 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Occupations: Vocational
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Don't Worry About the Depression, Kids, You'll Find a Job If You Have Good Character · Christine Hennig · 2006-07-05
This 30s vocational guidance film tries to help teenagers choose their careers. Itâs mostly the standard line about knowing your strengths and weaknesses, exploring your interests, and researching possible career directions. Whatâs interesting about this is the time it was made, a time when unemployment was extremely high and most young people had little choice about what career field to enter, given that college financial aid was non-existent, careers for women were few and very low-paying, and it was still very common for young men to go into their fathersâ careers. They try to deal with…
★★★ · Guilt Prodder · Spuzz · 2003-05-10
In this delirious film, one wonders how much guilt and pressure the filmmakers wanted to place on the students to get their point across. They hammer question after question on these poor souls who are expected to look for work. This type of film isn't really going to make it easier on them, if anything, it will add to their dilemma.
