Films for classroom use (1954)

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WHISPERS (MGM) 1 reel-B&W Passing Parade Series 10 minutes This short concerns organized whispering campaigns and the spreading of rumors for commercial advantage. CRIME PREVENTION LIST I A CRIMINAL IS BORN (MGM) 2 reels-B&W Crime Does Not Pay Series 20 minutes A judge relates a case demonstrating the effect of parental neglect in the development of adolescent criminals. THE LAST INSTALLMENT (MGM) 2 reels-B&W Crime Does Not Pay Series 20 minutes A young convict, influenced by reading all but the last installment of a serialized biography of a gang lord, is dissuaded from returning to crime by the warden, who has him meet the former "big shot/' now a prisoner for life. THE PERFECT SETUP (MGM) 2 reels-B&W Crime Does Not Pay Series 21 minutes An embittered youth, eager to "get rich quick," uses his talents illegally, involves himself in a serious crime, and finally commits murder. LIST II THE DEVIL IS A SISSY (MGM) IK reels-B&W Court Sequence 16 minutes Treatment of boys by judge and parents. EASY LIFE (MGM) 2 reels-B&W Crime Does Not Pay Series 20 minutes A youth's craving for an "easy life" involves him with gangsters, deprives him of wholesome associations, and causes his death in a gun fight. THE WRONG WAY OUT ( MGM) 2 reels-B&W Crime Does Not Pay Series 18 minutes A dramatic presentation of the fate of a young couple whose impatience to marry and enjoy life leads them to disregard parental advice and follow a tragic career of crime. 55