Social Guidance Movies

The plot chronicles the exploits of Michael, a teenager who is using marijuana and stealing his father's beer. His younger sister, Corey, is worried...

A special that shows the young Flintstones trying to raise money so they can go to a concert. The story takes a turn when older kids try to push...

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...

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...

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

This educational film from the 1970s titled “Tomorrow is Cancelled” was produced by Advent Film Productions for the Narcotics Education...

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

Lost in his own struggles, a son (Varquis Charles) strays from his path, drawn by a mysterious flask.

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

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

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 1970s film produced by Dale Smallin looks at the harmful effects of alcohol.

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

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...

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

Joey is a withdrawn little boy who prefers to be by himself than go out and make friends.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...

A carload of teenagers wants to buy some liquor, but the clerk at the liquor store won't sell them any because they're underage. They stop a...

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

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...

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