Two film collection about overcoming your fears. First film follows a young teen boy who is scared of the water, while the second film follows a young boy who is scared of the dark. Miraculously, both boys get over their fears with the right help.
Included Films:
The Strange Ones
The Strange Ones
Produced: 1950s
Length: 10 Minutes
The Strange Ones is a creepy movie that follows the children of Culver City as they play in empty lots and lonely junkyards, surrounded by pedophiles hiding in the shadows. When a little girl, Karen, accepts candy from a stranger and then gets into his car, the police must rescue her and explain about the dangers of the strange ones. A policewoman informs Karen that some people are sick in the mind, and want to hurt little children like her. She gives advice about how to avoid these people, and how to protect yourself if you are in a bad situation. This film confronts an extremely serious subject, but audiences of today will find the stereotyped characters, hapless victims, and melodramatic scary music over-the-top and at times even humorous.
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Say No To Strangers
Say No To Strangers
Produced: 1950s
Length: 10 Minutes
Say No to Strangers was developed for 1st and 2nd grade children so it is simple and not frightening like many other films of the same genre. In the film, children learn safety rules at school and must apply them to situations as they arise in the real world. A group of kids talk to a man who is trying to interest them in his dog, but the kids walk away. Later, they dont comply when a woman tries to get them to get into her car, and they avoid a dark alleyway. The film also makes the frequent point that policemen are there to help kids, Remember, the policeman always is your friend. After their adventures, the kids make posters of the rules they learned.
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Don’t Talk To Strangers
Produced: 1950s
Length: 13 Minutes
Dont Talk to Strangers warns children of the dangers of predatory grown ups. Arlene, a young schoolgirl, is approached by a man in a car outside her school. He tries to get her into his car, but she runs away. She still manages to write down his license number, though. When she takes this vital information to her mother, she doesnt believe her. The next day, another little girl is abducted from the schoolyard. Fortunately, the police are able to find her in the mans car, before he had time to do anything. The narrator talks about how Arlenes mother feels guilty for having ignored her childs information, and then gives tips for prevention of tragedies like what happened to Arlenes classmate. This film also uses title cards and ominous music.
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Dangerous Stranger
Dangerous Stranger
Produced: 1957
Length: 9 Minutes
Dangerous Stranger, a Sid Davis film, warns children to stay away from unknown persons, specifically strangers in cars. It touches on hitchhiking, refusing gifts from strangers, and staying away from risky places where unsavory people hang out. Though the children are rightly characterized as helpless victims, the film makes several safety tips that ring true to this day. There are many examples of commonsense wisdom that was wrongly foisted upon children in the 1950s, but this film is not one of them. An engaging social guidance relic, Dangerous Stranger is a good little movie.
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The Stranger
The Stranger
Produced: 1957
Length: 15 Minutes
This great vintage film is a cautionary tale about a young girl who is kidnapped and murdered by a stranger. Joseph Cozzolino, a San Francisco sheriff, produced and directed this movie locally, and his wife starred as the murdered girls mother. The film starkly details the young womans murder and overdramatically depicts the events leading up to and after the abduction. But what makes The Stranger tons of fun is that everything about it is odd – from the acting, the props, and the locations. Shot in beautiful 1950s San Francisco, the film functions today as a bizarre trip back through time more than a useful instructional video. All in all, the Stranger is a worthwhile viewing experience.
