You And Your Family (1946)

★★★★ · What Do I Think? you ask... · JayKay49 · 2015-11-18

In situation #1, I liked Mary's last reaction best. What those old farts don't know won't hurt them. I wouldn't miss an opportunity to go to a dance out by the lake with a horny hunk. It's day 19 of my (very regular) cycle. So what's to worry? In the last scene I would've faked an injury from tripping over that stupid phone stand sat right smack in front of the doorway. And made the old man carry my "lame" ass up those steps.

★★★ · Scene 2 · Wilford B. Wolf · 2005-05-03

An interesting low-key social guidence film from the mid-1940s. The most interesting aspect of this particular film is it attempts, all be it awkwardly, to be interactive, by presenting different responses to various minor household issues-- going out on a date, doing chores, coming home late. Overall, the look of the houses is proto-sitcom and not that far from the overall feel of the period Coronet guidence films. However, unlike Coronet, this film invites, through the narrator, thought and discussion regarding the problems presented. While the message of the film, that negotiation is best…