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JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, YOUNG TEENS IN HALLWAY
TALKING PLANNING A PARTY. FAT BOY TEASED ABOUT "ALL YOU THINK ABOUT IS EATING" KIDS PLAN WHO'LL BRING WHAT TO PARTY. 1950s SLANG "SWELL" KIDS GO TO CLASS |
| 00:26:00 31.9 |
WALLFLOWER, SAD, LONER GIRL IN HALLWAY BY HERSELF.
DOESN'T FIT IN |
| 00:26:27 58.9 |
GIRLS IN CLASSROOM. GIRL TAPS FRIEND ON THE SHOULDER.
SHE TURNS AROUND. GIRLS WHISPER IN CLASS. SAYS SHE'LL HELP |
| 00:26:42 73.9 |
PAN TO SAD LONER GIRL SITTING AT HER DESK. WONDERS
WHY THEY DON'T ASK HER FOR HELP. |
| 00:26:56 87.9 |
TEENS MEET IN SODA SHOP. GIRL LAUGHS AT WHAT BOY IS
SAYING PLACE THEIR ORDERS WITH TEEN WAITER. GIRL CHANGES HER MIND, ORDERS WHAT THE BOY IS HAVING |
| 00:27:37 128.9 |
CU SHY GIRL WITH HER HEAD DOWN
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| 00:27:52 143.9 |
TEENS HANG OUT AT TABLES IN IN SODA SHOP 1950s.
WAITER BRINGS ICE CREAM CONES. GIRL ABRUPTLY GETS UP AND RUNS OUT. JUKE BOX |
| 00:28:09 160.9 |
KIDS TALK ABOUT GIRL AFTER SHE LEFT. GOSSIP "SHE'S A
FUNNY GIRL" BIG FAT BOY ORDERS A SUPER DUPER SPECIAL. |
| 00:29:33 244.9 |
SAD GIRL WITH HER HEAD DOWN WALKS HOME CARRYING
SCHOOL BOOKS RUNS INTO HER HOUSE, FLOPS ON HER BED CRYING. MOTHER COMES IN AND COMFORTS DAUGHTER. CLICHE "I JUST DON'T FIT IN" MOTHER DAUGHTER HEART-TO-HEART |
| 00:31:10 341.9 |
TEEN GIRLS TALK IN HALLWAY. LONER GIRL WALLFLOWER
BUSIES HERSELF WITH BOOK. THINKS GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT HER "OH NO, WE JUST CAN'T ASK HER, SHE'S A CREEP" GIRL LOOK UP FROM HER BOOK GIRLS GOSSIP CATTY REMARKS "..AND THE CLOTHES SHE WEARS!" |
| 00:31:43 374.9 |
CU GIRL BURIES HER HEAD IN HER HAND, DESPAIR. TEEN
ANGST. GIRL WALKS AWAY. |
| 00:32:02 393.9 |
GIRLS DISCUSS CHAPERONES FOR THEIR PARTY.
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| 00:32:32 423.9 |
EARLY 1950s TELEPHONE RINGS. TEEN GIRL ANSWERS THE
TELEPHONE. THINKS GIRLS ARE PLAYING A JOKE ON HER. GIRL ASKS HER TO COME TO A PARTY. OVER-DRAMATIC "OH NO! I JUST COULDN'T" HANGS UP THE PHONE. CRIES. |
| 00:33:17 468.9 |
MOTHER COMFORTS DAUGHTER. GIRL THINKS THEY WERE
TALKING ABOUT HER. "THEY SAID ALL KINDS OF THINGS ABOUT ME" THINKS SHE WAS ASKED TO THE PARTY "JUST SO THEY CAN MAKE FUN OF ME" |
| 00:33:33 484.9 |
GIRL KNOCKS ON FRONT DOOR, INTRODUCES HERSELF TO
GIRL'S MOTHER CONFIDES TO MOTHER "I'M WORRIED" MOTHER TELLS GIRL'S SIDE OF THE STORY. |
| 00:34:00 511.9 |
TEEN GIRL COMES INTO THE HOUSE. EXPLAINS TO THE GIRL
"I WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND" GIRL SAYS SHE'LL COME TO THE PARTY. "YOU MUST THINK I'M PRETTY SILLY" |
| 00:34:26 537.9 |
1950s TEEN GIRL SITS IN HER BEDROOM. THINKING. MOTHER
COMES IN DAUGHTER'S BEDROOM. THEY HUG. CLOSE-KNIT FAMILY RELATIONSHIP "YES SUSAN JANE, I THINK THIS MIGHT BE YOUR CHANCE" |
| 00:35:21 592.9 |
YOUNG TEENS PLAN A PARTY IN SCHOOL HALLWAY. KIDS
CAN'T BELIEVE GIRL INVITED SUSAN JANE SMITH "LET'S GIVE HER A TRY" |
| 00:35:53 624.9 |
TEEN GIRL SITS AT VANITY IN HER BEDROOM GETTING READY
FOR A PARTY. HER CHANCE TO SHOW THE GANG WHO SHE REALLY IS. GIRL BRUSHES HER HAIR POV THROUGH MIRROR |
| 00:36:41 672.9 |
ON-SCREEN CLASSROOM DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
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Year: 1951
Color: Black & White
Genre: ADOLESCENCE
Specialty CollectionGenre: ADOLESCENCE
Description: THE STORY OF A TEENAGE GIRL AND HER PROBLEMS. DRAMATIZES THE PROBLEM OF SUSAN JANE, A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRL WHO IS NOT ABLE TO BECOME PART OF ANY SOCIAL GROUP. PUZZLED & HURT BY IMAGINED REJECTIONS. SHE IS EVENTUALLY INVITED TO A PARTY WHICH WILL GIVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE FRIENDS. LEAVES THE SOLUTION TO HER PROBLEM OPEN FOR CLASS DISCUSSION. TEEN GIRL HAS TROUBLE FITTING IN. TEEN ANGST. DEALS WITH PROBLEMS TEENS HAVE TO FACE.
