Six Murderous Beliefs (1955)

★★★★★ · Is Your Number Up? · Spuzz · 2005-03-13

Shockingly hilarious film that tells of warning signs you've probably never heard of, and I am wondering if people heard of them back in the 50's, which I do believe this film is set. All 6 of these have different episodes, and all of them are quite funny, Especially 'The Price Of Progress' and 'The Law Of Averages' where both adults take their agressions out on the young folk. But the killer one is 'When Your Number's Up, it's up', like who actually thinks like that? A MUST SEE on this site!

★★★★ · Unique · GE_Pretzel · 2006-01-04

Unlike most safety films which often tend to highlight the proper safety procedures that are related to a specific activity, Six Murderous Beliefs concerns itself with the faulty rationales that endanger foolhardy individuals. Each "murderous belief" is accompanied by a brief dramatization illustrating the foolish natures of those who eschew caution. One of the more interesting segments, "The Price of Progress," warns people against attempting to justify dangerous and careless actions simply because they may be beneficial to self or others. Several scenes are unintentionally humourous due to…

★★★★ · Good points · ERD · 2006-01-06

A film that teaches safety to teenagers. While the dramatization might be somewhat dated, the six points still hold true today.

★★★★ · Cringe · longfade · 2010-06-29

The scene where the guy is freehanding a crosscut on a table saw is cringe-worthy enough (I'm a woodworker and doing that pretty much guarantees a serious kick back when the blade binds in the cut). The scene where that smug girl gets hit by the car and the narrator chides her for being stupid is great though.

★★★ · The Law Of Averages · Wilford B. Wolf · 2004-09-24

National Safety Council film from 1955 that shows that the way to prevent accidents is to have a bombastic narrator and overdramatic music. Actually, the rather good message, basically that safety is your responsiblity, get illustarted by the six eponymous beliefs, with associated scenes that range from death by automobile to a cramp in a swimming pool. What seems to be more interesting, however, is how poorly this film has aged. While some of the "beliefs" of the title are still around today (Law Of Averages, I'm Lucky, The Other Guy), others seem peculiar to the 1950s (The Price Of…