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How to Be Well Groomed (1949)

1949 · Ephemeral film · 10 min

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Siblings Don and Sue show how they keep themselves well groomed throughout the school week and for their Friday night dates.

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10 minutes

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★★★★ · Bordering On Parody · JayKay49 · 2017-01-17

The movie implies that they do this everyday. Well, I guess they do - that is, any day that the film crew from Coronet is in house. Anything for a paycheck. Those people at the breakfast table...oh, they have parents? I thought they were orphans up until that scene. Geez those kids do everything in that house....I thought the boy was gonna resole his shoes right there in the kitchen. Girls sure spent a lot of time combing their hair in those days. I mean, if you've seen a few of these films, think about it. "100 strokes." Sounds like obvious stuff presented here, but when I was their age, I…

★★★ · Lots Of Extra SpareTime ! · ERD · 2006-02-28

When you have a lots of extra spare time, you can spend it all on grooming! This film seems so idealisitic and regimented when compared to today's living. Of course, people had different standards back in 1949.

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