Office Etiquette (1950)

★★★★★ · Youngins Are Probably Wondering What is it Those People are Pulling off Those Typed Sheets. · JSBejma · 2012-06-19

A great if not outright classic film from that era with a lot of sage advice that oddly enough, was kinda cast aside in those more carefree times, 30 to 40 years ago; but has now reappeared in the age of offices full of paper shuffling business majors working in PC-conducted offices which fuel our now lawsuit-driven economy. One thing though: Didn't she address the boss as "Mr ArnIE" on that interview and then call him "Mr Arnold" subsequently in front of those other dames? Or was there a blip in the sound track? Maybe Mr A was her uncle or neighbor. One wonders. But the moral of the story…

★★★★★ · y.. y.. y.. y.. y.. · Spuzz · 2003-12-01

Another strange Office manners movie made by our friends at EB. Although it lacks the loopiness and ugly characters as Office Courtesy: Meeting The Public, it still offers many loopy surprises. When a woman named Joan Spencer applies into the typing pool by filling out a very politically incorrect application form (these days) that includes how many children she has, the boss realizes she was part of Miss Purcell's typing class in High School. The boss likes that (this is repeated frequently for some odd reason) and is hired on the spot. After that is a collection of what you should and…

★★★★★ · Don't Let This Happen to You · autoguy · 2005-11-20

Everything appears completely proper and rosey in this film, until a pattern seems to emerge for those who look beyond the surface fluff. It would seem the local high school has been planted with the puppet of some sort of local corporate conspiracy. This deceptive woman, who claims her name is Purcell in this film, seems to be the first step in a diablical brainwashing plot designed to provide properly programmed subservient workers for the local business community. Workers are manipulated to believe their entire life revolves around their dead end jobs, even to the point where they spend…

★★★★ · A timely lesson for us all. · dalangdon · 2005-06-10

"Office Etiquette" is an amusing little romp. It tells us the story of Miss Somebody, the star pupil of Miss Dreary, who enjoys the vapid aspects of the office routine. Because of her devotion, she eventually attains the level of Personel Director (back before we had decided that people are actually "human resources") But not everything is all carbon paper and rubber stamps: The ending has shades of "All About Eve" as a new Miss Somebody, who was also a protege of Miss Dreary, has been hired on. What will happen? The suspense is killing me! All sarcasm aside, there are some good messages in…

★★★ · Some things never change · dynayellow · 2003-09-10

A woman on the job reviews what she's learned about office behavior. The examples of what not to do--read the paper, talk on the phone, write letters--haven't really changed all that much. Not really all that funny.

★★★ · Be a good girl and maybe they won’t grab your bottom so much · Cartoonbear · 2025-02-03

I don’t mean to suggest there’s anything interesting going on in this film, and this is from someone who enjoys punch card movies. I’m sure it was and is all good advice. I have to admit the casualizatuon of work tho it has its downsides also is a lot better day to day than it was then n