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Vintage Sex
Education Films From the 40's, 50's, and 60's.
Complete 2 DVD Collection! |
| Sex education films have
been around for 50 plus years. Whether you feel they
are a valuable source of information for the country's
youth, or another way for the government to indoctrinate our
children, you cannot deny their existence and place in our
pop culture. During the half century since they have
been around, their content has generally been unchanged.
Even in current versions, they typically ignore the level of
sophistication and intelligence of young people. They
typically discuss the mechanics of sex, but little more.
If they do go into social discussions, it is usually on a
surface so thin, it will likely be of no value to the youth
in the audience. This is an
amazing and rare collection of old time sex ed films.
For those of you who grew up in this time, you could
probably hear the projector running in the background as you
watch the movie. This is a great collection for
educators, scholars, historians, and young and old people
alike. The older generation and remember a more
innocent time, while those who are on the younger side can
get some comic relief from these films.
This collection comes as a 2 DVD set,
that contains over 4 and a half hours of classic films.
All DVD's come with a fully interactive menu. A list
of films included is as follows. |
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| Are You Popular (1947)
Teenaged Wally is attracted to
two girls. One is Ginny, the local "bad girl" with a
reputation. The other is Caroline, a sweet young thing who
is everything Ginny isn't. Wally would definitely like to
get to see if Ginny's reputation is deserved, but he is torn
between his lust for her and his attraction to the wholesome
Caroline. What to do, what to do
Sound, B&W, 9:52 |
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| Are You Ready for
Marriage (1950) Two
teenagers, wishing to marry early, visit their minister for
advice and receive counseling, some of it quite pragmatic,
the rest a little strange. Teenagers Larry and Sue
visit an overly Bryl Creemed marriage counselor, Mr. Hall,
at their church to discuss the responsibilities of marriage.
Hall just happens to have an extraordinary display of
learning aids in his office, the most interesting of which
is a board labeled "Marriage Development" on the top and
"Psychological Distance" on the bottom. On the board are
little figurines attached with strings. To demonstrate the
fact that their sexual desires aren't enough to base a
marriage on, he takes a rubber band and says boing! (So much
for his so-called expertise) Then he snaps the rubber band
away and Larry says, surprised, "What happened to it?" Then,
Sue cries out, "Where did it go?" The film doesn't make any
great intellectual claims for this couple. Even though Hall
is at Larry's church, the religious aspects of marriage are
ignored in this film. Larry and Sue agree to postpone their
engagement and continue with their education (remedial, from
the looks of it). Sue's dad has "made arrangements" for Sue
to go to State U.
Sound, B&W, 16:03 |
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| As Boys Grow (1957)
Sex education film aimed at
teenage boys, with the coach as authority figure and
teacher.
Sound, B&W, 16:17 |
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| Boys Beware (1961)
Anti-homosexual film targeted at
teenage boys, urging them to avoid encounters with potential
molesters.
Sound, B&W, 10:12 |
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| Cindy Goes to a Party
(1955) Cindy, a tomboy
unsure of her social status, dreams of a party where her
fairy godmother gives her etiquette lessons, and wakes up to
receive her very own invitation. Filmed in Lawrence, Kansas.
Sound, B&W, 9:21 |
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| Going Steady (1951)
Attempts to provoke teens into
discussion on the complex issue of going steady. Provides
little support for the practice.
Sound, B&W, 10:36 |
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| How Do You Do(1946)
Trains teenagers to act
according to the rules of proper social etiquette. Promotes
proper behavior as a means of gaining social poise and
self-assurance. This film seems clearly to be a document
from the postwar "behavior offensive," aimed at retraining
adolescents to learn to be kids once again after
experiencing premature adulthood during World War II.
Sound, B&W, 13:34 |
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| How Much Affection (1958)
How far can young people go in
petting and still stay within the bounds of personal
standards and social mores?
Sound, B&W, 19:48 |
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| Human Reproduction (1947)
Though this sex education film
concentrates on presenting the anatomy and physiology of
human reproduction in sober medical terms, its release
kicked off a controversy in many American cities and towns
over the legitimacy of sex education in the public schools.
The film is narrated from the point of view of an adult who
tries to decide how to answer his son's natural questions
about sex and reproduction. With excellent diagrams of the
reproductive process.
Sound, B&W, 21:24 |
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| Junior Prom (1946)
Experiences of two couples on a
double date at the Junior
Prom.
Sound, Color, 21:16 |
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DVD 2 |
| Molly Grows Up (1953)
Menstruation education film for
young teenage girls, redolent with dated detail.
Sound, B&W, 14:20 |
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| Parent to Child About Sex
(1966) While this
film's producers should be applauded for their sensible
approach in teaching parents how to talk to kids about sex,
the awkward reading of cue cards and embarrassing situations
will produce nervous giggles among even the most jaded
audiences. This film was produced by some of the pioneers of
sex education whose ideas are still being challenged by
school boards today.
Sound, Color, 30:41 |
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| Physical Aspects of
Puberty (1953) Animated
explanation of primary and secondary sex characteristics in
adolescent boys and girls.
Sound, B&W, 17:41 |
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| Social Sex Attitudes in
Adolescence (1953)
Social-sex development of Bill and Mary and
how they came to meet, fall in love and marry.
Sound, B&W, 22:59 |
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| Toward Emotional Maturity
(1954) A teenage girl
reflects on her emotional growth, remembering episodes in
which her love, fear, anger were not always under control,
and decides not to go "park" with her boyfriend.
Sound, B&W, 10:25 |
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| What Makes A Good Party
(1950) Shows teenagers
how to plan and attend a party, suggesting games to play and
songs to sing ("Jimmy Crack Corn").
Sound, B&W, 10:32 |
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| What to do on a date
(1950) A high school
senior learns how and where to ask a girl for a date, where
to take her for a good time, and how to avoid spending too
much money or being bored by commercialized amusements.
Director: Ted Peshak. Cameraman: Dale Sharkey. Writers:
George Tychsen, Bradford. Editor: Dick Kirschner. Narrator:
George Stone.
Sound, B&W, 10:45 |
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| Your Body During
Adolescence (1955)
Shows the seven glands that regulate human life and growth
with emphasis on the pituitary and sex glands. Outlines
changes that take place in the bodies of boys and girls.
Sound, B&W, 10:40 |
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