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CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND THE CINEMA
text-books — too old-fashioned; tried to get others at library but always out — 'that discourages you'. Reads crime-stories, doesn't like school-girl stories, too unreal, rather silly — same applies to films about school and college life.
General. Fairly free and easy, not very shy, fairly definite opinions, intelligent.
Cinema. Does not particularly mind whether end of a film sad or not; likes musicals, This Happy Breed, The Sullivans, etc. — 'true-tolife'. Did not like Dragon Seed, too dramatised; 'About two years ago I might have liked it; I went through a stage, as I suppose everybody does, of dramatising everything, but I don't any more. But then, I suppose, you get no pleasure from a film unless it is dramatic' (!)
Likes 'ordinary things'; remembers mainly actors and the story of a film, e.g. liked Fanny by Gaslight and The Man in Grey because the same four actors, 'who go well together'.
Part of Mrs. Barbary rather shrewish — quite liked her but 'I suppose you were meant to like Phyllis Calvert, she was so sweet.' If in same situation as Mrs. B. would not act in the same way 'because she had a different upbringing'. But would not call her wicked — 'I suppose she couldn't help herself.
Saw Jane Eyre, wants to read book. Slightly disappointed in Gone with the Wind.
(Z)B.A.— Agei6.
Family. Youngest in family; two older sisters, one brother, don't live at home.
Home in suburb, small house.
Friends. Belongs to youth club, sits on committee; girls and boys older than herself; no particular friend — friendly with all of them. Usually goes to cinema with these friends, often they go in a crowd.
Interests. Wants to do massage, interested and good in biology.
General. Quite mature, sociable, rather practical.
Cinema. Goes at least once a week, twice in the summer — 'it's a source of enjoyment'.
Likes musicals, a film with a story, also 'classical novels', but especially 'films that go through a person's life'.
Films mentioned: The Man in Grey — the character Mrs. Barbary not really objectionable; 'She couldn't really help herself, she had the wrong sort of upbringing'.
Christmas Holiday — wrong part for Deanna Durbin — Three Smart
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