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- After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival.
- A cautionary training film for those who operate and repair heavy equipment. Vignettes show men taking short cuts in their work, doing things they aren't trained for, neglecting to warn a less-experienced worker, using the wrong tool or a tool that's in disrepair, ignoring proper safety practices, trying to appear macho in front of fellow workers, thinking their reflexes are quicker than they are, working while distracted, and generally putting themselves and others at risk. The film is punctuated by the song, "Shake Hands with Danger," the story of Three-Finger Joe. Filmed using Caterpillar equipment.
- Don and Nicky journey to the big city one night, and pick up two trashy girls who smoke cigarettes and--even worse--wear eye makeup, so naturally they have sex. The next night Don, newly un-virginized, persuades his girlfriend Betty to have sex with him, too. Soon Don and Nicky discover that they have sores and itching "down there", and Don goes to see the school doctor. He is told that he has syphilis, and to tell Betty and have her get examined. It turns out she has syphilis, too. Can their disease, caused by Don's outrageous behavior--which, as the doctor sternly notes, "is condemned by society"--be successfully treated in time?
- A teen drops out of a gang when they mug his father for his pencil.
- Sarah, a pretty young high school student, doesn't want to associate with the other students at school, preferring to spend her time at home by herself, doing homework, etc. The other kids think she's a snob because of her behavior, but a fellow student's mother convinces them that all she really needs is for people to be friends with.
- Chuck is the local high school bully, a big, strong kid who always picks on the smaller, weaker ones. He plans to raise hell at the class picnic, but one of his gang leaks his plans to the other kids, who have to decide what to do about him.
- Susan, a pretty high school student, has everything going for her--except popularity. She can't figure out why she is so "out of step" with the rest of the crowd. How can she fit in?
- Cindy, a 12-year-old tomboy, is devastated when she learns that she hasn't been invited to a neighborhood birthday party. That night in bed, her fairy godmother visits her, tells her enough with this tomboy baloney, gives her a frilly new party dress and some rules on how proper young girls are to behave at parties.
- The film provides insight into the public health efforts to combat the spread of syphilis. The infection has gotten out of control in a small town where local health officials seek assistance from the state health department. Help comes in the form of a health representative who interviews young people who are infected in order to identify others who are at risk of being infected. He then attempts to notify those exposed so that they can obtain testing and treatment. Though techniques have been refined and modified, this public health strategy is still utilized by health departments today for a variety of infections.
- High school student Mel spreads rumors and gossip about others, trying to turn them against each other. He may learn the error of is ways when he turns his verbal attacks on the beloved football quarterback in front of the loyal students.
- Betty Ann, a perky high school student, is friends with George, a dour sort who is always complaining about life. Betty Ann's friends can't see how she can hang with a "wet blanket" like George, and eventually Betty finds herself more and more taking on George's attitude.
- Cook School in Flint, Michigan is in trouble. All the students are getting killed, arrested, yelled at and injured because after-school activity facilities are always closed. Finally, the school wises up and soon there is no more chaos.
- A young Eastern couple fall heir to a Kansas farm, on which they must reside for a certain time in order to qualify for inheritance. Their visits to well over a hundred scenic and historical points of Kansas lead the couple to permanent residence there.
- The high school junior class is being plagued by the antics of Jim, the class show-off. At first amused by his cutting up, the class is getting increasngly frustrated, as Jim is starting to give them a bad name with such behavior as cracking jokes during a play rehearsal, tripping a kid at a party and deliberately falling off a chair. One night, thought, Jim goes over the line: he sneaks into school and hangs a banner saying, "Yay, Juniors!" across the entrance. Outraged by such shocking behavior, local parents bombard the principal, demanding to know what kind of school he is running where such brazen acts of rebellion are allowed.
- The life and legacy of Leo Beuerman. A disabled and disfigured man living in Lawrence in the 1950s and '60s.
- From the director of Carnival of Souls comes this short film providing safety tips for trick or treaters. The film offers tips about eye holes in masks being large enough to see out of clearly, carrying a flashlight, traveling in a group, etc.
- A high school student really likes his shop class...perhaps a bit too much!
- Calvin the elf is always getting into mischief. One Christmas Eve, Calvin stows away on Santa's sleigh and winds up in the possession of a little girl named Kim. Her brothers kidnap him, putting him aboard a remote-controlled toy airplane. Santa travels incognito in order to rescue Calvin, and return him to the North Pole.
- Mary Wilkens, an elderly, retired woman, begins to feel ill and consults a Dr. Forrest Jacksburg, whose unusual healing methods that don't seem to help Mary at all make Mary's husband Fred suspicious. Fred goes to Dr. Jim Stewart for help, and they write to the American Medical Association to get any information on Dr. Jacksburg. The AMA uses its advanced research skills, looking through their files of all medical doctors in the U.S. and Canada. It soon becomes clear that Dr. Jacksburg is a medical quack whose license was already revoked once in the state, and once Mary testifies against him in court, Dr. Jacksburg's clinic is closed and a warrant is put out for his arrest.
- The students at East High are upset that Bruce (who is actually never shown) is allowed to attend their high school, and that he is an undesirable element whom their parents have told not to associate with. However, an incident soon occurs that makes them rethink their ideas about prejudice.
- This film prepares seventh-graders for their entry in junior high school. Among the tips it gives is to try to blend in with their friends, to talk the way they do, dress the way they do, etc.
- Jean, an outgoing high school student, has been nominated for the presidency of the Pep Club. However, Laura, her best friend, has turnedf against Jean, and it's all because of the evil Frieda, who has been spreading lies and gossip about Jean and has gotten Laura to believe her.
- A student suffers the consequences of cheating.
- An animated bike named Ike explains the safety hazards of bikes, chanting "I like bikes" as he moves through various settings, then following live-action bike riders. One falls over in the street and is nearly hit by Lisa's parents. Ike then narrates Lisa's interest in bikes through to her teenage years when she gets a car to see if she can be attentive now that she's not using hers as much.
- The dramatized story of a young high school teacher who is falsely accused of communist sympathies is used to demonstrate how baseless accusations can foster the spread of suspicion throughout a community, thus causing insidious and lasting damage.
- Ray, a high school student, is one of those people who wins at everything. He enters a speaking contest, and magnanimously decides to gave a few tips to Marilyn, a young girl who has also entered the contest. To Roy's surprise--and anger--Marilyn cleans Roy's clock and wins hands down. Roy begins to harbor dark thoughts about Marilyn. The coach of the debating team, noticing this, decides to sit Roy down and have a talk with him about winning and losing, before Roy does to Marilyn what the contest judges did to him.
- The dangers of carelessness while outside are shown in the behavior of Fred Miller. Fred's dangerous habits include jaywalking, playing near traffic, jumping on piles of leaves, hiding under boxes in driveways, and other potentially dangerous activities.
- Documentary safety short on both the importance of heeding signal warnings on the proper maintenance of machinery on construction sites and the equal importance of following the correct instructions on the operating of heavy equipment.
- The joys of a career in the field of "distributive management"--apparently some branch of retail sales--is extolled in this classroom training film.
- A family that is sloppy, careless and doesn't care much for home safety is continually getting "aches and scars" from accidents they have in the home. They finally realize the errors of their ways, stop running around the house and begin to "whenver possile, use blunt tools" and presto! their home turns into a happy and healthy place to live.
- Pretty, bright high school student Jean is in no hurry to start her homework--not when she has comic books and the radio to keep her occupied. Her mother is tired of Jean's procrastination.
- The high school press club is awaiting the teacher's decision about the new editor-in-chief. As they wait, they make mental judgements about other students. The film ends with discussion questions.
- This classroom training film teaches elementary-school students about the benefits of a neat appearance and good grooming.
- The joys of secretarial work as a career for young women are illustrated in this classroom training film. Secretaries (all women) are shown to be the ones who transcribe the ideas of their bosses (all men) into "perfect and permanent form" via the training they get from Gregg Shorthand Books (which just happen to be published by McGraw-Hill, the producers of this film). In addition, this film shows how a good secretary, in addition to her office duties, also knows how to take care of her boss' personal needs, such as getting him coffee and reminding him when to get a haircut. At the end of the film, as a little "bait," the boss is shown with a well-dressed young woman in a mink stole--obviously his wife--who just happened at one time to be his secretary. As the "wife" winks at the secretary, the narratr asks, "Will you be the one that every bright young career man of tomorrow hopes to find?"
- A short telling why we should study science and it's purpose in our world.