Margaret Travis

Margaret Travis

Total Credits at Criticker: 29 (Writer)

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    Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance
    Old short about the importance of good platform posture and how we can improve it through the simple knee test. (imdb)
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    Cheating
    Cheating (1952) - Short Film
    A student suffers the consequences of cheating. (imdb)
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    What About Juvenile Delinquency?
    A teen drops out of a gang when they mug his father for his pencil. (imdb)
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    Why Study Industrial Arts?
    A high school student really likes his shop class...perhaps a bit too much! (imdb)
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    Cindy Goes to a Party
    Cindy, a 12-year-old tomboy, is devastated when she learns that she hasn't been invited to a neighborhood birthday party... (imdb)
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    Cooking: Terms and What They Mean
    "Educational" short produced by the Centron Corporation.
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    What About Prejudice?
    The students at East High are upset that Bruce (who is actually never shown) is "allowed" to attend their high school, and that he is an "undesirable element" whom their parents have told not to associate with. However, an incident soon occurs that makes them rethink their ideas about prejudice. (imdb)
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    What About Drinking?
    Teenagers at a party received news that a car driven by one a friend hit a pedestrian, and that a bottle was found in the car... (imdb)
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    The Show-Off
    The Show-Off (1954) - Short Film
    The high school junior class is being plagued by the antics of Jim, the class show-off. At first amused by his cutting up, the class is getting increasngly frustrated, as Jim is starting to give them a bad name with such behavior as cracking jokes during a play rehearsal, tripping a kid at a party and deliberately falling off a chair. (imdb)
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    Speech: Using Your Voice
    A 50s social guidance film "educating" the highly influential mind of a child the importance of doing something a certain way. In this case, speaking.
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    The Other Fellow\
    Judy, a pretty young high school student, is being constantly teased and tormented by Jack, a classmate. It seems that Judy accidentally dropped a bottle of perfurme near Jack, and now he won't let up on callling her "Stinky" and making remarks about how she "smells." Judy is being slowly driven nuts by Jack's relentless torturing of her, until one day she finally snaps. (imdb)
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    Responsibility
    Responsibility (1953) - Short Film
    The election for student council president comes down to a dead heat. On the one hand is Lloyd, a conscientous, respnsible teen. On the other hand is Hank, a sneering, greasy-haired, irresponsible lout. (imdb)
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    The Procrastinator
    As usual, bright high school student Jean Nelson is doing everything to avoid doing what she should be doing, this time it being her English homework due tomorrow. (imdb)
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    The Gossip
    The Gossip (1955) - Short Film
    Jean, an outgoing high school student, has been nominated for the presidency of the Pep Club. However, Laura, her best friend, has turnedf against Jean, and it's all because of the evil Frieda, who has been spreading lies and gossip about Jean and has gotten Laura to believe her. (imdb)
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    A Day of Thanksgiving
    At Thanksgiving, the Johnson family is awaiting the dinner hour, but Mom and Dad have some bad news--because of increased expenses that month, there's no money to buy a turkey. However, instead of feeling bad that they don't have a turkey for Thanksgiving, the family begins to think about all the things they do have to be thankful for. (imdb)
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    The Outsider
    The Outsider (1951) - Short Film
    Susan, a pretty high school student, has everything going for her--except popyularity. She can't figure out why she is so "out of step" with the rest of the crowd. She finally comes to realize that her habit of "hanging back" and "not trying to fit in" is making her unpopular. She vows to change her ways and go along with the crowd, which means that people will like her. (imdb)
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    Health: Your Cleanliness
    This classroom training film teaches elementary-school students about the benefits of a neat appearance and good grooming. (imdb)
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    Your Junior High Days
    This film prepares seventh-graders for their entry in junior high school. Among the tips it gives is to try to blend in with their friends, to talk the way they do, dress the way they do, etc. (imdb)
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    What About School Spirit?
    When he is complimented on his town's school spirit, a high school student relates the tale of how their school spirit began to get out of control until Bob, the senior class president, stepped in. He put an end to such insanity as painting the school initials "where they had no business to be!" and such disgusting displays of pagan perversions as snake-dancing in the streets. (imdb)
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    Why Study Science?
    Family discusses how the study of science can help son and daughter make intelligent decisions on problems they will confront in the world. (archive.org)
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    The Snob
    The Snob (1958) - Short Film
    Sarah, a pretty young high school student, doesn't want to associate with the other students at school, preferring to spend her time at home by herself, doing homework, etc. The other kids think she's a snob because of her behavior, but a fellow student's mother convinces them that all she really needs is for people to be friends with. (imdb)
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    Cooking: Kitchen Safety
    Presents common kitchen safety hazards and the precautions to be taken.
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    Cooking: Planning and Organization
    How to organize your kitchen for the most efficient cooking.
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    Speech: The Function of Gestures
    George is a dealthly dull after-dinner speaker who thinks he's great because he keeps getting invited to speak, probably because of a severe shortage of speakers in his town. John, however, is invited to speak because he's genuinely interesting. The difference between the two? John uses gestures when he speaks, while George just stands there like a mannequin and drones on and on and on.
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    The Innocent Party
    Don and Nicky journey to the big city one night, and pick up two trashy girls who smoke cigarettes and--even worse--wear eye makeup, so naturally they have sex. The next night Don, newly un-virginized, persuades his girlfriend Betty to have sex with him, too. Soon Don and Nicky discover that they have sores and itching "down there", and Don goes to see the school doctor. He is told that he has syphilis, and to tell Betty and have her get examined.
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    Glenn Wakes Up
    Glenn Wakes Up (1950) - Short Film
    Glenn, an angry teenager, lashes out at society by rampant acts of vandalism (throwing rocks at cats, for example), which shock his neighbors. One night Glenn is visited by his fairy godfather, who shows him how it's much better to be a good boy than a creepy little thug.
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    Other People\
    Three elementary school students are waiting outside the principal's office. It seems that, as a prank to get back at a teacher who punished them, they set off a stink bomb in his wastebasket. However, the bomb was too strong, and the school had to be evacuated. Now they are in big trouble.
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    The Bully
    The Bully (1951) - Short Film
    Chuck is the local high school bully, a big, strong kid who always picks on the smaller, weaker ones. He plans to raise hell at the class picnic, but one of his gang leaks his plans to the other kids, who have to decide what to do about him.
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    Speech: Stage Fright and What to Do About It
    Short about tackling stage fright.
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