Snap Out of It! (Emotional Balance) (1951)
1951 · Ephemeral film · 12 min
- Drama
Synopsis
Howard, a high school student, won't show his parents his report card, because he believes he should have gotten an "A", but didn't, and now he's ashamed to let his parents know. Mr. Edmund, the school principal/psychologist, counsels Howard that high expectations are not always realistic, and when they are not met one gets "emotionally upset," which is a bad thing for a teenager in the 1950s to be. So Howard promises that he will set his sights at a much lower goal from now on.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Studio
- Coronet Films
- Released
- 1951-01-01
- Running time
- 12 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Social guidance
- Psychology
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Beware of Principals in sparsely decorated offices. · Spuzz · 2005-06-06
Howard, C student that he is, is expecting an A this time out, but still gets all c's and one B (gee, sounds too personal to me). He hides the report card and the teacher gets tired of asking for the report card back until finally she asks him to go to the office to talk to the principal. (Great scene! Notice how she crumples the paper). The principal, in an office too laughably cheap (The windows! the walls! the bookcase!) also lays into Howard, which Howard reveals why he won't give it up. He's an underachiever! The Principal understands, and relays a story about a first time shop student…
★★★★ · Emotions in Motion · Karma Hawk · 2005-03-30
I could tell that this was a Cornet Production without seeing the end card just from the way it played out. In general Cornet films rely more on storyline rather than a deadpan narration like in a lot of these films. This one's centers around Howard Patterson a mostly "C" student who's been trying hard to get an "A" in history, when he finds out he only got a "B" on his report card he gets upset and hides it from his parents, eventually however the teacher sends Howard to the Principal where he asks Howard about it. After explaining his situation to the principal, the principal then teaches…
★★★★ · Mr Edmunds' "Emotional balance" · pyroreindeer · 2009-02-21
"Sometimes we expect great things," Mr. Edmunds reflects, leaning back in his chair as Howard looks on. "And when we're severely disappointed, we become emotionally upset." What I really would like to have seen would have been the response of Mr Edmunds to his own "severe disapointment" if Howard had failed to bring back his signed report card as "expected" after the last warning. I think we would have got a good dose of "emotional balance" on that one. But I guess I'll have to deal with my own disappointment there. With this movie as a guide I think I can cope. p.s. loved the shop rage scene.
★★★★ · Emotions in balance · ERD · 2006-04-06
A good 1951 film to help the high school student deal with emotional disappointments. Well acted, directed, and written.
