How to Be Popular - 1940's High School Dating Guide
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Published 2019-11-20
A nostalgic look at a very different kind of America, where respect for the other person took precedence over caring about one's self. Being considerate was a first step to being popular and making friends, and a sure fire way of getting a date! The #etiquette principles followed here by Carolyn and Wally seem less and less relevant today.
If you're a shy person, these same tips can be helpful too. You'll learn to worry less about yourself, and how you look and show more interest in other people. If you want to know how to ask a girl out properly, this film's charming example is one of the best you'll find anywhere.
Filmed in Kodachrome in 1947 by Coronet Instructional Films.
Director: Ted Peshak. Cinematography: Bill Rockar. Written by Robert Chapin and Patricia Kealy. Editor: George Wilbern. Educational adviser: Dr. Alice Sowers, Director, Family Life Institute of the University of Oklahoma. With Marilyn Fisher (Caroline Ames); Bill Fein (Larry); Bunny Catcher (Ellie); Lester Podewell (Mr. Ames); Marilyn Fisher's mother (Mrs. Ames); and Shaya Nash (Ginny).
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.
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All Comments (21)
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We love this film. American high school life is very different today. Do you think the suggestions here might still work these days?
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Instructions unclear: i tried this in school and they called me a boomer
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"Caroline keeps a date calendar: she'll never have the embarrassment of forgetting a date". Yeah, sure, I also have so many dates that I could forget some of them... cough
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Guys in the 1950s: "Caroline, I was wondering if you would like to see a movie with me on Saturday night." Guys in 2021: "u up?"
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So cool how grandmas still dress the way they did in high school; wonder if all the youth now will be dressing the way they do now even when they’re elderly 😲
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I like that the boys moved one seat over so that she could sit with the other girl that she's already acquainted with
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I feel like this was written by somebody's dad to say how teens should be.
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This is not only about being popular, this is also about being a proper human in society.
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I love how polite and classy ppl acted something ppl should have not left in the past
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To be popular in the '40s: be friendly, interested in other people, and considerate of your other fellow. To be popular now: literally the opposite EDIT: Two years later, and this is the most likes I've ever received on a video comment. Thank you. <3
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People from the 40’s: meow meow
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People were so respectful back then, I’m in highschool now and literally no one is like this anymore
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My Mom was in high school in the 40's. Watching these kind of videos kind of gives me a glimpse of what her life would have been like. She graduated in 1944.
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I got so caught up in the story that I wanted to see the whole date lmao
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I love how the boy moved over so she could have the seat at the lunch table, instead of ignoring her and making her find her own chair. Such a gentleman.
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I love how polite everyone was back then 😀
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When everyone had manners.
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my grandmother sounds like how these people speak, it's actually nostalgic for me
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It’s cool seeing the guy not pressure her, and politely end the conversation when she said she couldn’t go out
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I like how the video gives advice to the guys to consider what the girl would like to do on a date as to not put her entirely on the spot to plan the whole thing. Coming out of a relationship where my BF never planned anything, took me to do whatever he wanted to do, and always relied on me to come up with the well-thought out dates --- this is SOLID advice. I wish guys were as confident as they were in the 40's lol Jerry took that polite rejection like a champ, saying, "Okay Carolyn, well thanks a lot just the same! Goodbye." That was so kind to understand that she didn't want to go on a date, but i'm sure that wouldn't discourage him from asking out another girl.
