A Family Story (1945)
"Mom and Dad" (original title)

Because a high school girl's parents refuse to discuss sex education (called "personal hygiene" in the film) with her, she gets pregnant by her boyfriend, who conveniently dies. Her parents... See full summary »

Director:

William Beaudine

Writers:

Kroger Babb (story), Mildred Horn (screenplay),

Stars:

June Carlson, Lois Austin, George Eldredge

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
June Carlson	...	Joan Blake
Lois Austin	...	Sarah Blake
George Eldredge	...	Dan Blake
Jimmy Clark	...	Dave Blake
Hardie Albright	...	Carl Blackburn
Bob Lowell	...	Jack Griffith
Willa Pearl Curtis	...	Junella (the maid)
Jimmy Zahner	...	Allen Curtis
Jane Isbell	...	Mary Lou Gardner
Robert Filmer	...	Supt;. McMann
Forrest Taylor	...	Dr. John D. Ashley
John Hamilton	...	Dr. Burnell
Virginia Vane	...	Virginia Van
Kaye Renard	...	Nightclub singer
Wheeler Oakman	...	Bourbon drinker on train

Storyline

Because a high school girl's parents refuse to discuss sex education (called "personal hygiene" in the film) with her, she gets pregnant by her boyfriend, who conveniently dies. Her parents are blamed, and the local sex education teacher uses this opportunity to show a film showing the dangers (and results) of VD and the birth of a baby.

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Plot Keywords:

sex education | birth | birth of a baby footage | cult film | childbirth | 

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Taglines:

The picture the world has been waiting for!

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 1949 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Falsche Scham

Box Office

Budget:

$65,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$16,000,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer Kroger Babb had so much faith in this project that he determined that the film itself meet the accepted technical standards of a professional production. To achieve this, within the limits of his available capital, he approached one of Hollywood's leading "Poverty Row" studios, Monogram Pictures, to actually make the film. Monogram assigned producer Barney A. Sarecky (as production supervisor), director of photography Marcel Le Picard, editor Richard Currier and especially director William Beaudine. This team had long experience with creating "one-week wonders" on time and within meager budgets.

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Connections

Referenced in Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)

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Soundtracks

"That's What You Do"
Written by Edward J. Kay and Eddie Cherkose

User Reviews

EXCELLENT PROMOTION of a Simple Low Budget Movie.

Using carnival-like methods of promotion, combined with word-of-mouth advertising, this movie exploited sex hygiene et cetera with incredible success. When I was 16 (a long time ago) this movie was in re-issue and a group of us drive 50 miles each way to the drive-in theater playing it exclusively. On a work night, suburban Washington DC's biggest drive-in was sold out. It was a "roadshow" one-theater attraction and they came with a carnival-like crew because at some point the film was stopped and they hawked sexual hygiene books to the audience. There was a rumor I'd heard many times over many years that the film contained an actual scene of sexual intercourse (untrue, but worth talking up.) The movie itself was pretty good, and the entire experience, including the carnival-hustle, made an unforgettable experience.