The Golden Rule: A Lesson for Beginners (Highlights) - 1953)

This amazingly campy Cornet send-up on early social behavior is nothing less than the ultimate case study in hypocrisy! We are introduced to "The Golden Rule" it is taught in the classroom (!!) and at home from the Holy Bible (!!!!) and its application to "everyone," ("everyone" apparently being only comprised of Christians and Caucasians!)
We follow three scenarios where children at first want to do the wrong thing, but then are transported to this magical, albeit Orwellian realm that Coronet calls "Thought-land" (where we can see what people are thinking!), and ultimately change their minds to do what they in turn would like to have done to them. Sheer hilarity, this one!

Note: The following clip was taken directly from the original 16mm print and has been edited (severely and to reverse the intent of the children's' actions) to a fraction of the film's original length.

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[Rahavin1]

this is so fucked!

[Thoughtland]

I live my life by the golden rule and I've been Thoughtland for 10 years :P

[Ecdysiast96]

oh I guess in christianity it only applies to men.

[zaktuta]

god does , so do his children

[incongra]

Not strictly true my friend. The chosen ones still do use it. You, unfortunately are not one of the inner circle.

[Hieikl131]

nobody uses the golden rule anymore