Social Guidance Movies

Old short about the importance of good platform posture and how we can improve it through the simple knee test.

One of the social guidance / scare films made by prolific filmmaker Sid Davis, “Book Him!” was produced in the 1960s. It shows various...

Produced by Alfred Higgins Productions with assistance from the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Academic Support Center Film Library, Keep...

In this film, a police officer tells children about the dangers of accepting rides or presents from strangers, and relates the unfortunate stories of...

Phil, a student who recently transferred into his high school, keeps to himself a lot, spending time in his basement building radios and record...

This anti-homosexual social "scare" short film focuses on the dangers of young boys talking to strangers.

Girls Beware is a trilogy of tragedies brought about by teenage girls' attempts at independent behavior. Covers do's and don'ts in the babysitting...

Chevrolet presents this tribute to the American woman and her thrifty ways with money. The film also salutes the individuality of the Amerian citizen...

Adults meet up with the people who changed their lives twenty years ago by confronting them about their lifestyles as teenagers.

Alexander Hammid's sensitive narrative of how a pre-adolescent boy is helped by a psychiatrist to come to terms with his feelings.

Marty wants a spot in the School play, but is undone by nerves

A carload of teenagers wants to buy some liquor, but the clerk at the liquor store won't sell them any because they're underage. They stop a...

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...

Two young high school boys spike the punch at a Halloween party, mischievously let the air out of car tires, and finally steal a car to go for a...

This short film offers a children's guide to anger management.

In this film, servicemen are strongly urged to forgo illicit and casual sex because it is degrading and contrary to divine will. The joys of marriage...

Danny ponders a way for rival gangs to avoid violence at an upcoming dance.

This short featuring "Mr. Bungle", a puppet, instructs children on how to best behave in a lunchroom situation.

Bill is targeted by pot pushers who use him as their entry to the "good kids." Needing money because his mother is sick and his father is absent, he...

Describes the symptoms of gonorrhea and syphilis, with warnings of the consequences of avoiding treatment. Discusses some of the prevalent myths...