A Date with Your Family (1950)

User Rating:

1.5/10   

Director:

Edward G. Simmel

Writer:

Arthur V. Jones (writer)

Genre:

Short | Documentary

Plot:

Educational short showing how you should never show any emotions at the dinner table.

Plot Keywords:

Family Relationships | Ephemeral Film | Voice Over Narration | Social Guidance | Argument

Cast

Hugh Beaumont	...	Narrator (uncredited)
Ralph Hodges	...	Brother (uncredited)

Runtime:

10 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Simmel-Meservey

Trivia:

Seven minutes' worth of color, silent outtakes exist for this short, which offers an interesting insight into how the short was made. (see video clips)

Quotes:

Narrator: With your own family you can relax. Be yourself. Just be sure it's your best self.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Invasion USA (#7.2)" (1994)

Just terrible

Another terrible short. I saw the so-called educational 'Mr. B Natural' and almost thought it was funny enough to recommend. This is one is just very bad. The narrator tells us how to behave when you have dinner with your family. The family shows us how it must be done and what can go wrong. Don't be emotional, don't talk all the time, wait until the mother starts eating. You understand this is not something I want to see again.