Presents vignettes explaining the dangers posed by child molesters. Shows various methods that molesters use to win over a child's confidence, how it is wise to be on guard and how to act should these situations ever arise. A 70's remake of a 50's Sid Davis short.
Dec 1971
This short film looks at the importance of maintaining safe driving practices and heeding traffic rules. A traffic cop investigates a serious car crash and attempts to understand the cause.
Jan 1973
Anti-shoplifting film co-produced by Sid Davis and Motorola.
Jul 1975
A film from the Roll Call series--how-tos for law enforcement. This one focuses on the baton.
Jan 1974
Children receive safety instructions from police officer at school. Police officer uses Roscoe the drumming bear to help children remember four safety rules. Four children experience situations where they call upon the golden rules to help them decide what to do.
Jan 1960
Deals with child molestation prevention. Teaches youngsters safety rules they should follow whenever any unknown person speaks to them. For elementary grades. Sid Davis remade this film over and over and over. Same situations different actors and years.
Jan 1957
The dangers of showing off while riding bicycles is related by a boy whose young brother foolishly disregarded safety instructions.
Jan 1958
Public information film regarding female safety and how to safeguard against rape
Jan 1979
Tells the story of Andrew, a 13-year-old whose mother dies and leaves him with an indifferent step-father. Andrew, receiving only hostility from his classmates and step-father, begins to steal. An understanding counselor at school helps Andrew reform and readjust.
Jan 1955
Made by Sid Davis, a prolific director of social guidance films, this anti-smoking film takes a blunt, no-nonsense approach to smoking cessation, arguing against the deceit of the tobacco industry with staged reenactments, stark narration, and bold title cards promising smokers a shorter life expectancy due to lung cancer.
The perils of children acting first and thinking later are illustrated in these stories of what happens to children who exhibit such rash behavior.
Jan 1951
The dangers of drinking and driving are illustrated to a teenager returning from a beach party, where after having "one too many beach beers" he runs over a young mother and her child. This color short is not to be confused with the earlier black and white film, with same title, from 1961.
Jan 1968
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 joyride. They're caught and thrown in jail, and, as the narrator says, this proves that pranks lead to "habit-forming wildness," and, of course, such anti-social behavior cannot be allowed to happen
Jul 1953
One of the social guidance / scare films made by prolific filmmaker Sid Davis, “Book Him!” was produced in the 1960s. It shows various youth / delinquents and the crimes they commit, and centers on the story of a white, teenage boy who is arrested.
Jan 1971
Jeanette, a pretty high school student, is looking for “kicks”. She starts hanging out with a wild crowd, and begins popping bennies, uppers and other pills. Soon she graduates from barbiturates to marijuana…
Jan 1961
Public safety short about the dangers to children who accept rides from strangers
Sep 1957
An educational film featuring Captain Safety, who teaches children about bus safety. He emphasizes the importance of staying seated, being cautious of sharp and heavy objects, and keeping pets at home during bus rides. The film also highlights the significance of maintaining a quiet environment on the bus to ensure everyone's safety. Captain Safety engages with kids to share safety lessons and concludes the journey with a review of key safety points.
Jan 1972
This driver’s education film from the early 1970s, "Alcohol and Red Flares", warns viewers of the dangers of drunk driving. It recounts the story of a man named “Mike” who drinks heavily at a party, and insists on driving home. The consequences are steep and along the way, viewers learn about Blood Alcohol Level (also known as BAC or Blood Alcohol Content), techniques police use to verify a driver’s inebriation such as the breathalyzer, and the reasons why driving drunk is so dangerous. This film was produced by legendary social guidance filmmaker Sid Davis in cooperation with the Monterey Park Police Department.
Apr 1973
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 pedestrian outside the store and ask if he'll buy them liquor. He proceeds to tell them a story about some teenagers he knew who drank and drove, and the consequences they suffered.
Children are taught the benefits of safe practices, such as looking both ways before crossing the street, and the different distances it takes bicycles and cars to stop.
Jun 1954