Office Courtesy: Meeting the Public (1952)
1952 · Ephemeral film · 11 min
Synopsis
Assisted by an instructive dream, a secretary learns how to be more personable and thus render her job more enjoyable.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Released
- 1952-01-01
- Running time
- 11 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- OfficeCo1952
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Social guidance
- Occupations: Clerical
- Gender roles
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · 'The Boss will sleep with you now' · Spuzz · 2003-12-01
A very bizarre technicolor EB production about good secretaries vs bad secretaries. 'Ruth' decides to quit her job because the people there are so hard to deal with. Her Roommate (sister? Lover?) tells her to think about it and they'll talk about it after dinner. Ruth agrees to this and sits on a chair and almost instantly falls asleep. She has a dream where both Rush and Dorothy are in an office with a very rude secretary who doesnt answer the phone, is rude to people wanting to see the boss, and keeps people waiting. Ruth just can't take this anymore and approaches the lady to realize, (oh…
★★★★★ · Very Good · EB442 · 2005-12-29
I really love this one. That whole nightmare sequence could give you your own nightmares, so watch out. Also, the opening titles for this film say MCMLIII, aka 1953, not 1952.
★★★★ · A good motivational film for secretaries · ERD · 2006-05-14
Nothing wrong in learning that it is more effective to have a good attitude and take pride in your position. I enjoyed this 1952 film. The main actresses were excellent. Good script and direction.
