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Mental Hygiene: Better Living Through Classroom Films 1945-1970
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Mental Hygiene: Better Living Through Classroom Films 1945-1970 Paperback - 1999

by Ken Smith

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After scouring obscure educational films for nine years, the author offers a fascinating stroll down memory lane via the hundreds of films designed to keep public school children on the straight and narrow track between 1945 and 1970. 200 photos.

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Between 1945 and 1970, millions of public school students were subjected to hundreds of films designed to keep them on the straight and narrow. These cultural gems "enlightened" the nation's youth about proper dating, good table manners, the evils of dope, and what happens to teens who drive too fast on prom night.
Author Ken Smith embarked on an exhaustive nine-year search for these obscure educational films. The result is this fascinating stroll down memory lane. Smith has gathered titles such as Worth Waiting For, Posture Pals, Last Date, Highways of Agony, and Soapy the Germ Fighter. Included are interviews with writers and directors, detailed descriptions of these unintentionally hilarious films, and commentary on the social engineering behind them.

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  • Title Mental Hygiene: Better Living Through Classroom Films 1945-1970
  • Author Ken Smith
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Blast Books, New York
  • Publication date 1999-11
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780922233212 / 0922233217
  • Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.01 x 7.05 x 0.69 in (25.43 x 17.91 x 1.75 cm)
  • Category Pop Arts / Pop Culture
  • Library of Congress subjects Popular culture - United States, Film criticism
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00702285
  • Dewey Decimal Code 362.208

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Citations

  • Booklist, 11/01/1999, Page 487
  • Entertainment Weekly, 01/21/2000, Page 100
  • Ingram Advance, 10/01/1999, Page 194
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/18/1999, Page 66
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