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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- Office Courtesy: Meeting the Public
- Year
- 1952
- Abstract
- Assisted by an instructive dream, a secretary learns how to be more personable and thus render her job more enjoyable.
- Notes
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Produced: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Sponsor: N/A
Run Time: 10:34
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W - Keyword
- Social guidance;Occupations: Clerical;Gender roles;Occupations: Clerical;Gender roles
- Theme
- 'The Boss will sleep with you now'
- Review
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A very bizarre technicolor EB production about good secretaries vs bad secretaries. 'Ruth' decides to quit her job because the people there are so hard to deal with. Her Roommate (sister? Lover?) tells her to think about it and they'll talk about it after dinner. Ruth agrees to this and sits on a chair and almost instantly falls asleep. She has a dream where both Rush and Dorothy are in an office with a very rude secretary who doesnt answer the phone, is rude to people wanting to see the boss, and keeps people waiting. Ruth just can't take this anymore and approaches the lady to realize, (oh the shock!) that it's herself! Snapping out of the dream, she dedicates herself to making herself more friendlier and a much more people-person.
Rather unattractive lead actress, loopy situations and beautiful color makes this of course a MUST SEE on this site!
(Reviewer: Spuzz) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F