Synopsis
Dick York plays a high-school track star whose running lags because of his lack of sleep.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Studio
- Coronet Films
- Released
- 1949-01-01
- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Health and hygiene
- Sleep
- Athletics
Cast & crew
Dick York
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Oh, those CRAZY 1950's!!!!!!! · bestpbx · 2009-06-18
In the locker room scene at the beginning of the film, look at the guy in the striped shirt!!!!!! His pants are so high on his waist they look like they are to his arm pits!
★★★★ · Young Dick York · MarkyMaypo · 2003-10-17
This ephemeral film stars three whitebread high schoolers and their whitebread coach who bowls with Dick York's dad. Dad is shown, after a hard day at the office, at home, interacting briefly with Junior and Sis. He's still wearing his business suit as he heads off to bowling. Dick fell asleep at his own party. That made his main squeeze "sore" at him. Dick has no pep, no get up and go. He's real concerned about his studies. Apparently he's hitting the books so hard, he's spending too little time resting. Advice from the physician and education Ph.D. advisors to the film: limit the amount of…
★★★★ · Maybe they're on to something about Ping Pong... · Spuzz · 2004-04-28
Dick York plays George, a jock who is getting warn down. His friends and coaches believe that he's not getting enough sleep at night! He thinks back to his girlfriend's Sue's party, and how he dozed through that, even though everyone was full o Pep playing Ping Pong! "Say!" George marvels, "I bet Sue gets lots of sleep!" That George, he's a smart one. Soon he's LEARNED HIS LESSON, and getting his 8 hours a night. Pretty brainless. For more "I can't sleep because of Dick York!" see "Combat Fatigue: Insomnia".
★★★ · Sleep and Suits · Dodsworth the Cat · 2023-02-03
Let's see. It's 9:45 p.m. George complains he "can't sleep, can't sleep, can't sleep." He pulls out a book on the exciting world of tariffs. He instantly drops off. Cut to 6:45 a.m. By my estimation, George has had nine hours sleep. But he tells his coach (who somehow has access to private medical records) he gets five hours. Something doesn't add up. Regardless, George can't sleep because he's studying because he doesn't want to lose his sports eligibility. If this were a few years later, George would simply take something over-the-counter to relieve the stress. But this is 1949, so coach's…
