Good Table Manners (1951) & common courtesy

A bad-mannered 14-year-old meets himself as a young man of 21, and learns the fundamentals of good table manners. This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives
Producer: Coronet Instructional Films
Sponsor: N/A
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W
Keywords: Social guidance: Etiquette; Children
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Reviewer: ERD. - - July 24, 2008

Subject: Good social instructional film for the youngsters of 1951
A simpler era when compared to today. A time when the middle classs family could all sit down together and eat dinner. Standards were very important in those social circles. Somehow I found this 1951 film cute, although somewhat naive. In today's busy world, most of us don't think of what position to leave our knife and fork on the plate to indicate we are finished. The acting and direction was well done.
The script was well written for the generation intended to view the film.

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