1959 - USA Educational Film: Safety Adventures Out of Doors

1959 - USA Educational Film: Safety Outdoors 02:23:56 Children run out of school at start of summer vacation - get bicycles for ride home. Late 1950s station wagon across bridge to house by lake. Kids Sandy & Jimmy w/ friends Mary & Frank run out of car to lake - Sandy stops Frank jumping in, points to very obvious rocks in water - zoom in on rock w/ slogan superimposed ‘Make sure the water’s deep - Always look before your leap!’. 02:25:20 Kids swimming in lake - VO by Sandy “one thing we had to explain to Mary & Frank is that we always swim in pairs”. Jimmy won’t let Frank swim in deep water. Girls tell boys to come inside so they don’t get sunburned MOS - slogan on sand ‘Some never learn That Sun can burn!’ 02:26:52 Kids go on boat trip to island. Mary & Frank still being shown how to do everything like stepping into the boat - VO “we always make sure that everything is in good shape before we go out in the boat” - check oars. Jimmy rocks the boat - VO Sandy “I thought he knew better than that” - camera knocked into water. 02:28:29 Picnic on island - kids get a scare when boat seems to be floating away; Sandy has tied it securely - VO “that’s the good thing about playing safe all the time - it gets to be a habit”. 02:29:15 Bill on camping trip w/ father during vacation - pitching tent. Bill collects drinking water from stream - zoom in on water boiling over fire w/ slogan ‘It May Look Clean And Pure / But Boil Your Water To Be Sure’. 02:30:02 Bill & dad walking, Bill spots poison ivy in woods. Campfire - Bill & father eating; put out fire carefully & go to bed. 02:31:30 Larry & Mike at playground during vacation. “Playground Supervisor” Mr Bolton asks them for help looking after smaller kids. Larry springs into action making them form an orderly queue for the slide - VO “It was fun, helping other kids have fun, the safe way.” 02:32:47 Larry gets armband ‘Safety Patrol Lieutenant’. Sandy, Bill & Larry on street walking to school after vacation - narrator summarises their safety habits w/ flashback shots. The End. Dangers; Paranoia; 1960s; 1950s Americana; Childhood; Nerds / Geeks; School Holidays; Risk / Dangerous; NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate.