Moving Image:Name Unknown

{{Filmjr |title=Name Unknown |embid=0844_Name_Unknown_10_36_57_26 |embsv=archiveorg |desc=This film presents selected case studies of teenagers who were the victims of sex deviants and suggests ways in which such tragedies can be averted. out the penalties for seeking kicks. Seemingly directed more at teenage girls than at boys, Name Unknown concentrates on transgressions that are sexual in nature. And just as these unfortunate teens are judged by summary rules that are long-gone, retribution is primitive and brutal. Let the fake newspaper headlines that appear in the film tell their own story: "BABY SITTER SLAIN BY UNKNOWN ASSAILANT" and "SCHOOL GIRL FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN HILLS." Channeled through the character of the judge, Davis speaks directly to the audience, addressing what he thinks they are thinking: "I suppose just about here the horselaughs are starting in the audiences. All right, go ahead and laugh! Of course, Ethel isn't laughing!" And again, at the end of the film, when sexually adventurous Edie Adams is going to a detention home for three months, "plenty of time to think about whether a few minutes of showing off or feeling sharp is worth a lifetime of regrets. If you're willing to risk that, you're not the young American men and women I think you are. Think it over. Why not get really wise! Really hep. Don't be a sucker!" From the producer's description: [Name Unknown] "does not use fear as a motive. Rather, a psychological appeal is employed. In this film, juveniles are shown how clever criminals, like a dishonest carnival 'sharper,' prey on the 'sucker,' the one who thinks he's smart enough to beat the game. Through several episodes a 'lovers' lane,' 'baby sittings' and a 'pickup' the teen-age boys and girls come to understand why it is much 'smarter' to be aware of possible perils and avoid them, than to seek a momentary 'thrill' or 'kick' by taking dangerous chances."