Bright Young Newcomer, The
Bright Young Newcomer, The is a short film from 1958 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Conventional wisdom has it that offices are nicer, cleaner and more civilized workplaces than factories. Look again. Bright Young Newcomer paints a picture of a generic, undistinguished office populated by feuding women and a laissez-faire male boss content to bask passively in his superior status. Reinforcing countless stereotypes and answering more questions than it asks, this film ignores the real issues in the office: gender and power.
03:34:25 VO: "You know, sometimes I feel sorry for people who have to run an office setup, especially if it employs a number of girls. So many petty things can develop, out of nothing!" 03:37:17 Scene of office with three women working VO: "That's how the situation began. A little friction between a competent old employee and an intelligent, experience new one." Two women stand at file cabinet 03:37:27 Betty goes to boss to complain 03:37:44 Boss: "What's the matter Betty?"
Betty: "It's the new girl, Joan Thomas. Just because she's been to college and worked a couple of other places she tries to lord if over everyone. Everything we do is inefficient."| Bright Young Newcomer, The | |
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| Produced by | Calvin Company |
Production company | Calvin Company |
| Distributed by | Calvin Company |
Release date | 1958 |
Running time | 6:36 |
| Language | English |
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