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Chicago Film LaboratoryThat Boy Joe (1944)

Temperance as an antidote to juvenile delinquency.


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: Chicago Film Laboratory
Sponsor: National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W
Keywords: Juvenile delinquency; Substance abuse: Alcohol; World War II: Homefront

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: SirJekyllAppliance - - October 4, 2007
Subject: Absolute classic!
Force feed your kids with Sunday School and Shakespeare and Utopia is here to stay!

Reviewer: uniQ - - May 29, 2005
Subject: Prohibition, v2: This time it's (literally) personal!
Note: Possible spoilers

Some things:

The intro music sounds like they're about to execute someone!

Bayard Brown sounds like a racehorse

Held without charge! I'm not going to say anything on that other then bring it up.

I think Judge Dunn has a clip on necktie...

"They let Betty and I do just about what we please"... I hate to say it but that was probably the wrong thing to say there. Judge Dunn acts like he has no idea what that means! And despite what Joe says, I by modern standards I think they'd be considered moderately strict.

"I guess you can't smoke and win." I'd be interested to know what he means by that...

I wonder if "Bob" is also a purveyor or narcotics as per that EncyB film on such things?

I hate to say it, but Joe completely gives Bob away in the most amusing manner!

"What if we did have a beer?!", Joe just keeps giving himself away.

Mrs. Hasting has a thoughly ugly and inappropriate hat on for the occasion.

"What? He has? Joe?" 2nd most unemotional emotional statements, but nowhere near "Gramdma"s from "The Stranger"

The way Joe says "So long folks, see you later"... If I heard someone say that to me in that tone of voice and with those gestures I'd instantly be on my guard.

Mrs. Hastings epiphany just doesn't seem real

Might not be a bad idea (The Golden Rule + modern use)...

I suspect it's the sound system, but when she says "We even serve beer" the word "beer" comes across like 2 octaves lower and 5 decibels higher then the rest!

Why do they always call it "tavern" and not just "bar"?

Get the feeling this was prior to drunk-driving laws?

When Mrs. Hastings reacts to Dunn mentioning Betty, I have a feeling he meant something else... (Or maybe it's just my modern dirty mind)

While the Judge is going off about "youth" and shows a montage of clips, look out for the guy standing in the water and the (I'm guessing) dance class and basketball game! They don't dress like that anymore! Also, wrestling? Not sure that'd be included these days.

I think Hoover might've been a little to simpleminded when he said that...

OK someone who'se in the field should take Dunn's statements about alcohol properties to task here... I personally am not too sure about some of the things he says.

Darn! Judge Dunn sure remembers his Shakespeare!

I'm not sure if Dunn'd encourage football anymore.

Wait, he can just randomly end probation?

The back of that chair (The one infront of the Probation Officer) is unusual.

The Judge's ending comments are definately an interesting way to end.

Omy, just look @ that ending card...

The front of the courthouse looks deserted!

Watch this carefully, if you look out of the window in the courtroom, you see a house, but when they drive away, it looks like there's a public park across the street!

General thoughts:

I wonder if they did a Sid Davis and made "That girl ''Jane''"?

For something made in 1944 they say absolutely nothing about the war when they easily could have.

-uniQ

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Reviewer: Spuzz - - October 16, 2004
Subject: I'm Gonna Party All Night til it's 1944!
Totally whacked story of a boy named Joe, who is hauled in front of a Juvie court judge because he stole some cigarettes with his friend. (you can tell they're both trouble, they both wear cardigans!). The judge finds out Joe was also drinking beer ("Oh, you were drinking beer, eh?") and then tells Joey he's going to speak with his parents. All is fine and somewhat predictible to this point, it almost feels like a more stable Centron production..
All logic is thrown out the window when his parents come in, Mom distracted me too much with what looked to me like a fez on her head.. Anyways, the Juvie judge starts chewing the parents out... why?? because the kid isn't going to Scouts and going to Church! I started to laugh loudly at this point, as the judge went on and on about how "he's never had any kids in front of me who went to Scouts and went to Church" and spews out quotes from fine exemplerary folk such as J. Edgar Hoover. The judge also warns about the demon alcohol, as if it was 1929 by saying how one drink can seriously impare your judgement (Who WRITES this stuff?) The Mom of course, eats this all up and says "Gee, I never thought of it that way before!" (neither did I) and soon, Joe and his folk are off to the New World,
Watch for the Epilogue of this piece when Joe comes back several months later, a new man of course, wearing a sweater highly fashionable for 5 year olds.
A MUST SEE on this site!!

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Studies the causes of juvenile delinquency, and suggests preventive means. Notes that delinquency is a recurring problem.

Boy in Juvenile Court. Boys smoking cigarettes on school corner.
Alcoholism Temperance Juvenile Delinquency Social guidance safety Danger Lurks