Social Guidance Movies

Danny ponders a way for rival gangs to avoid violence at an upcoming dance.

Bill is targeted by pot pushers who use him as their entry to the "good kids." Needing money because his mother is sick and his father is absent, he...

Girls Beware is a trilogy of tragedies brought about by teenage girls' attempts at independent behavior. Covers do's and don'ts in the babysitting...

In this film, a police officer tells children about the dangers of accepting rides or presents from strangers, and relates the unfortunate stories of...

This anti-homosexual social "scare" short film focuses on the dangers of young boys talking to strangers.

Alexander Hammid's sensitive narrative of how a pre-adolescent boy is helped by a psychiatrist to come to terms with his feelings.

This driver’s education film from the early 1970s, "Alcohol and Red Flares", warns viewers of the dangers of drunk driving. It recounts the...

Made by Sid Davis, a prolific director of social guidance films, this anti-smoking film takes a blunt, no-nonsense approach to smoking cessation,...

Two young high school boys spike the punch at a Halloween party, mischievously let the air out of car tires, and finally steal a car to go for a...

Phil, a student who recently transferred into his high school, keeps to himself a lot, spending time in his basement building radios and record...

One of the social guidance / scare films made by prolific filmmaker Sid Davis, “Book Him!” was produced in the 1960s. It shows various...

An educational film from 1953 to encourage parents talk to their children about adolescence.

Susan, a pretty high school student, has everything going for her—except popularity. She can't figure out why she is so "out of step" with the...

Produced by Alfred Higgins Productions with assistance from the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Academic Support Center Film Library, Keep...

Adults meet up with the people who changed their lives twenty years ago by confronting them about their lifestyles as teenagers.

Describes the symptoms of gonorrhea and syphilis, with warnings of the consequences of avoiding treatment. Discusses some of the prevalent myths...

This short featuring "Mr. Bungle", a puppet, instructs children on how to best behave in a lunchroom situation.

Joey is a withdrawn little boy who prefers to be by himself than go out and make friends. His mother, deciding that it's not healthy for him to by...

In this film, servicemen are strongly urged to forgo illicit and casual sex because it is degrading and contrary to divine will. The joys of marriage...

Chevrolet presents this tribute to the American woman and her thrifty ways with money. The film also salutes the individuality of the Amerian citizen...