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Good Sportsmanship (1950)

1950 · Ephemeral film · 9 min · dir. Ted Peshak

  • Short
  • Drama

Synopsis

Two young boys are taught the value of teamwork and the effectiveness of putting the group's welfare ahead of their own.

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Director
Ted Peshak
Released
1950-12-31
Running time
9 minutes

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Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · I must write a positive review · Spuzz · 2003-06-29

A nice overview giving us some great examples, not just in a sports like setting but everywhere of what constitutes good sportsmanship. In the main focus, a basketball game is profiled, and 2 incidents, (A kid goes offside, a player wonders if he should shoot or pass) is explored. A nice profile figure is then used to give us both sides, one using bad sportsmanship and the other showing us the good. In both instances of course, the kid chooses the good sportsmanship. We then switch to a classroom setting, where a kid notices that he's WAYYY down the list for a 'special read' book a teacher…

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