{"product_id":"atomic-age-classics-volume-1-manners-courtesy-etiquette","title":"Atomic Age Classics, Volume 1: Manners, Courtesy \u0026 Etiquette","description":"In addition to the burden of teaching the 3 Rs, schools were often expected to instill certain life-skills in their pupils, one of these being the ability to get along with others. The films on this DVD try to persuade the viewer to consider the benefits of \"being nice\" and thinking of others' feelings. What is especially interesting about these particular films is that parents aren't the ones offering advice on courtesy. Perhaps educators assumed that parents were either too busy to teach the kids or simply didn't know the value of courtesy themselves.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre Manners Important? (1954; Encyclopedia Britannica Films; 11 minutes):\u003c\/b\u003e Mickey thinks politeness is all that grownups think about. Lack of courtesy might not keep him from being elected President of the U.S., but a near riot in the Oval Office may convince him to reconsider his policy on good manners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGood Table Manners (1951; Coronet Films; 10 minutes):\u003c\/b\u003e In this \"time travel paradox,\" clueless Chuck keeps messing up at the dinner table and once again, the parents aren't any help in providing proper guidance. Thankfully, \"Future-Chuck\" appears and sets \"young-Chuck\"straight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe Play And Share Together (1951; Burnford Productions; 11 minutes):\u003c\/b\u003e Irene and Susan refuse to play with Michael and soon learn that they aren't having as much fun as they might have if they shared. The fact that the girls have built a tunnel and want the boy to enter it with his train shouldn't be considered as anything sexual-honest!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryday Courtesy (1948; Coronet Films; 11 minutes):\u003c\/b\u003e Billy and his mother attend his classroom's presentation on manners and courtesy. Through Billy's illustrations, we learn about simple gestures that make life with other people more tolerable. However, it seems most of the children's parents didn't bother to attend the politeness exhibit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExchanging Greetings and Introductions (1960; Young America Films; 11 minutes):\u003c\/b\u003e First impressions are hard to shake, so this film teaches youngsters the importance of greetings and introductions. The film's producers are asking a lot from children who just a generation earlier were instructed to \"speak only when spoken to.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Courtesy (1951; Coronet Films; 11 minutes):\u003c\/b\u003e A moody teenager dreads taking Carol to a friend's party. Will learning the finer points of social courtesy help him have fun at the party and maybe get a second date? This film tries to help awkward teens overcome small interpersonal problems before they grow into real social crises-alienation, vandalism, alcoholism, crime and a lonely life as a bachelor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelping Johnny Remember (1956; Portafilms; 10 minutes):\u003c\/b\u003e Kids in a limbo space are building a perfect little society out of shoeboxes and poster paint. Johnny has been banished from this world because he can't get along with the others! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Jupiter (1941; Wilding Picture Productions; 26 minutes):\u003c\/b\u003e Veteran Hollywood character actor Chick Chandler plays Thornton Poindexter, a hapless everyman who learns that a little kindness goes a long way when the Roman god Jupiter allows him to re-live one particularly miserable day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45802271703190,"sku":"089218490094","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218490094.jpg?v=1762192073","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/atomic-age-classics-volume-1-manners-courtesy-etiquette","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}