Synopsis
Feelings of self-consciousness keep a high school boy from doing his classwork well or making friends easily.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Studio
- Coronet Films
- Released
- 1951-08-08
- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Social guidance
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Good for youngsters · ERD · 2005-09-06
The film is well written, directed, and acted. In the alloted time, it helps illustrate and suggest how to overcome self consciousness.
★★★★ · It seemed a little queer... · Wilford B. Wolf · 2004-07-29
Rather surprising Coronet film about self-consciousness. This time it narrated by Marty, an average kid who gets nervous in public speaking situations. The motif of a spotlight is used throughout the film to highlight whenever Marty feels nervous and steps that he took to overcome it; enough so to try out for a part in the school play. What is refreshing is not only the self narration, with the actor's easy going and a bit self-depreciating manner, but also the advice given. It suggests practicing and trying to shift focus to the situation as a whole, which is not bad advice at all. It also…
★★★★ · cue the lights! · Spuzz · 2004-08-29
Marty, (wearing a shirt that says his name so he won't forget) has problems. You see, whenever he has to speak in front of crowd, or talk to something, or do something new, he becomes self-consicious, and uhhh a spotlight appears out of nowhere. This is a pretty hilarious concept and I have to give props to Coronet for pulling this one off. Marty learns for himself how to avoid these pratfalls (using some rather good advice). So Marty shares his new found wisdom with a guy wanting to learn to play Ping Pong and he even gets a part in the school play!! Soon, the spotlight dissapears.. But I…
★★ · Wow, this film is 74 years old · StrangerThangz · 2024-10-09
Marty feels "queer" when he has to speak in public. Makes me wonder - exactly when did the LGBTQ movement take over the word? If you watch these films for their corniness, this one does not disappoint. Every time Marty feels this queer self-consciousness, he gets lit up in a spotlight. That must have been fun for the actor playing him, I bet. Hee hee! It seems like good looks were not pre-requisite for most of the actors in this one.
