Who Should Decide? Areas of Parental Authority - 1958

This absolutely HILARIOUS film (with the most atrocious acting of any of these films), follows the trials and tribulations of two angst-ridden, troubled, and hormonally imbalanced teens as they struggle to understand why they are never allowed to make their own decisions. Watch in horror as teen trollop Susie's mom and dad give birth to a large cow when Susie tries to sneak past them with LIPSTICK on! ("Now just a minute, young lady! You can't leave the house looking like that! You go back in house and wipe it off!")!! Centron was fond of attaching credentials to their films; this time, their "Educational Collaborator was Reuben Hill, Ph.D., Director, Minnesota Family Center (mysteriously attached to The University of Minnesota)! Note: The following clip is taken directly from the original 16mm print and has been edited to under half the film's original length.

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Entertainment

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• 16mm
• 1950s
• film
• educational
• camp
• teens
• wrong
• crowd
• parental
• authority
• family
• decisions
• vintage
• bad
• acting

[AaronChrisBall]

Film editor and collector Russell Harnden, III speaks very eloquently to this exact point in the upcoming Mr. Projector! episode, "Putting it Together."

[AaronChrisBall]

These were actually quite serious subjects at the time. Societal challenges had to be dealt with in a preemptive manner - primarily as a result of having so many post-war teens on the loose! We can look back now and easily dismiss these films as "funny" or "hilarious;" but it is ultimately very important to understand their placement in American sociological history as important tools in harnessing the vast numbers of kids throughout the '50s and '60s.

[GusF]

Why do the mothers in these thinks always look like men in drag?

[redpyrocat]

This kid is so whiny.... :C It's pretty annoying.

[ignoblius]

Whine and wail and jump up and down. That's how you convince your folks that you're ready to be treated like a grown-up.

[mrgb46]

MST3K,we sure could use you now! This would've been perfect for them..

[Thopter]

Funny how anything prior to the total societal decay of America (beginning in the 60's)is deemed "hilarious".