Synopsis
Jerry, a high school student, misuses the 'BORROWED POWER' of a car and is arrested on suspicion of hit and run manslaughter. With the help of the judge, Jerry comes to realize the responsibility inherent in driving a car.
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- 16 minutes
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- Prelinger Archives
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★★★★ · The Court of Bad Acting · Christine Hennig · 2005-01-26
Teen Jerry is a gentleman under most circumstances, but put him behind the wheel of a car and he becomes a real jerk. He gets his comeuppance, though, when the police arrest him for reckless driving and hint that he might be charged with a recent hit-and-run. This makes him sweat but good, as well as stupidly blurting out, I didnt hit anybody! before anyone had even mentioned hitting and running. So as punishment, he has to sit and listen to a judge boringly lecture him about safe driving in front of his parents and his two best friends. This early 50s film is incredibly stilted and woodenly…
★★★★ · Jerry has always been a good boy.. · Spuzz · 2004-11-21
Jerry, star athlete and all around good guy, turns into a different type of person when he's behind the wheel of a car. When he and 2 of his friends are hauled away for speeding, Jerry finds out he's also being investigated for a possible hit and run, He is put before juvvy court where people tell what a nice guy he is except when he's driving (sorta like me). Noone can't seem to remember hitting anything, except there was that bump.. Although you can guess the outcome by watching the beginning of the movie, I found this was an amusing piece of drivers ed melodrama.
★★★ · Be a Good Sportsman While Driving · lonestrikr · 2004-11-12
Copyright 1951 AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Jerry Thomas is always a good sportsman except when he gets behind the wheel. This movie certainly doesn't skimp on the melodrama. "There's no doubt, Mr. Thomas, that Jerry's early training made him a good pedestrian and a good bicycle rider, but maybe he needed some more help -- some special help -- when he started to drive a car. That's when he started to borrow power not his own." By the end of the film, Jerry intends to do some "real thinking -- thinking I should have done before." This silly speech at the end of the film (which is probably…
★★ · Unconvincing Acting 101 · Yowp · 2020-09-27
You may bust a gut when Nancy talks about hitting a bump and then covering her mouth. We're not talking about Oscar-calibre acting here. The whole film is laden with lifelessness. The camera cuts to characters just staring into space. Nancy takes over the court hearing, telling Dick to talk to the judge. A phone rings. You see this stuff in courts all the time, right? The flashbacks feature the same circa 1950s cars as in the present. Whew! It turns out Jerry didn't kill anyone. After all, he's really a nice 1950s kid who just needs a scare to behave better, like everyone in 1950s safety…