School Rules: How They Help Us (1953)
1953 · Ephemeral film · 10 min · dir. Ted Peshak
- Drama
- Short
Synopsis
Mr. Taylor, the school principal, explains to his students how rules in school are meant to help everyone, and that people who want exceptions made to the rules aren't being fair to other people, and "spoil the game."
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Ted Peshak
- Studio
- Coronet Films
- Released
- 1952-01-01
- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- SchoolRules
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Social Guidance
Cast & crew
Ted Peshak Director
James Andelin
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Do Kids Still Run in the Hall? · Dodsworth the Cat · 2022-12-18
One of Coronet's efforts that doesn't come across as camp. Old people griping about the way kids dress today should note Alvin's blue flower shirt and Ernie's pants hitched up like some rural grandpa. I'm sure the attitude "I deserve an exception" hasn't changed since this film was made in 1953. Hall monitors are so quaint. Don't some American schools have armed teachers? Betty wins the Coronet Stiffer-Than-a-Board Acting Award for her performance at 2:00 . She even needs to cheat to say her lines, looking down at the words. Allan Gray's "Gorgeous Hussy" from the Harmonic library opens the…
★★★ · In The 1950's Girls Were Angels · JayKay49 · 2020-09-24
Some of these boys look grotesque. Their hips are way too big; out of proportion to their upper torso. Is this a "special" school? I don't think I remember a girl getting reprimanded, It got worse the higher the grade. By sixth grade the teachers (female ones, typically) treated the girls like princesses and the boys like delinquents. Any boy who never got a "D" or "E" on his report card would get one in the 6th grade! It was formula. This movie should be titled "School Rules FOR BOYS" Typical Cornell.
★★ · Rules to fall asleep over · Spuzz · 2004-07-31
Somewhat blah overview of why schools need so many rules. This later Coronet film is nice to look at in color, but I was somewhat glazed over by the story, which tells of a principal's encounters with various students. The only highlight comes with the dream sequence and Allan's peculiar choice of shirt..
