What to Do on a Date
What to Do on a Date is a short film from 1950 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOY LEARNS HOW & WHERE TO ASK GIRL FOR DATE, & WHERE TO TAKE HER FOR GOOD TIME WITHOUT SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY OR BEING BORED BY COMMERCIALIZED AMUSEMENTS.
07:28:24:00 - 07:29:01:00 MLS 2 teenage boys walking along, tossing ball back and forth (trees in BG); pan across to CU girl waving o.s.; boy drops ball as he waves back; girl walks toward house; VS boy watching her as she walks; boy throws ball o.s.
07:29:02:00 - 07:31:39:00 MS 2 teenage boys enter house; one lays notebook beside phone on table then goes up stairs; other boy, waiting, opens notebook on table; CU paper with telephone number for Kay; high angle MS guy calls up stairs; other boy walks down stairs with tennis racket in hand; VS they converse; boy walks over to table, closing his notebook; boy hands tennis racket to friend and picks up telephone; VS boy talking and girl talking on other end of line; boy hangs up phone, looking content, and he and his friend leave house
07:31:40:00 - 07:33:57:00 MS sign in the shape of an elephant reading "Scavenger Sale"; MS girl walking around, passing out signs to volunteers at sale, talking and playing around as she goes; VS girl and boy talking as they clean and organize their area; MCU girl tries to hangs sign reading "knick-knacks" but is too short to reach; boy takes sign and hangs it for her; low angle MCU another boy, hanging light, looks over his shoulder, mischievously; girl walks off with another girl; low angle boy talks to friend on ladder and walks over to tool box sitting on chair; boy stops to read activity posting on wall; CU boy pointing to "Bike Trip To Rock Point"
07:33:58:00 - 07:34:07:00 2 boys and 2 girls on bridge riding bicycles toward the camera
07:34:08:00 - 07:34:15:00 MCU boy standing by activity posting; boy looks at list pointing to "Weenie Roast"
07:34:16:00 - 07:34:30:00 MS 2 boys and 2 girls sitting around campfire, roasting hotdogs (woods setting in BG)
07:34:30:00 - 07:34:43:00 MS 2 boys and 2 girls walk up bleachers; they sit down, surrounded by other spectators; high angle MS baseball players on diamond, playing ball
07:34:43:00 - 07:34:48:00 MLS swimmers doing laps; spectators around pool cheering them on
07:34:48:00 - 07:34:53:00 MCU men and women square dancing (sign reading "Baggage Checked" in BG)
07:34:53:00 - 07:34:58:00 MS 2 boys and 2 girls at picnic table, preparing to eat
07:34:58:00 - 07:35:19:00 MCU boy standing beside activity posting, daydreaming
07:34:10:00 - 07:35:21:00 MS 2 teenage boys, nicely dressed, buying tickets at theater entrance; they walk over to 2 girls and all walk inside
07:35:21:00 - 07:35:59:00 MCU boy reading activity posting on wall; VS boy talking to friend
07:36:00:00 - 07:38:41:00
MCU 2 girls talking as they prepare snacks; boy enters frame and steals a potato chip; girl fusses at him and sends him o.s. with a tray of Cokes; they all walk over to another table and call everyone over to eat; boy and girl walk away together and he arranges place for them to sit; VS they sit together eating and happily conversing; they talk about what they like to do on dates, mentioning such things as weenie roasts, taffy pull, skating parties, miniature golf and bike trips; they both look o.s.; boy gets up and gets them ice cream; MS room of teenage kids sitting around eating and talking.| What to Do on a Date | |
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| Produced by | Coronet Instructional Films |
Production company | Coronet Instructional Films |
| Distributed by | Coronet Instructional Films |
Release date | 1950 |
Running time | 11:00 |
| Language | English |
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