Better Use Of Leisure Time

Better Use Of Leisure Time Coronet Films Pull back from alarm clock next to books to teenager Ken in bedroom “moping”. Ken has dialogue w/ narrator re leisure time, friends too busy: “I’ve got nothing to do but wait for supper”. 12:16:54 Narrator shows Ken what he would have looked like being lazy 100 years ago & his father telling him to get a job as he works 72 hours a week; then sees father 50 years ago, telling him to do chores, now works 60 hours a week. 12:18:22 Present day father, working 40 hours a week w/ time for hobbies. Ken & narrator talking. 12:19:23 Mother 50 years ago doing hard household chores w/ no modern conveniences - “that’s woman’s lot in life, scrub clothes, carry water, bake bread, feed the chickens til time to go to bed...” 12:19:51 Present day, mother at washing machine: “My this new washer certainly is a time saver...” Mother w/ time to plan next meeting of women’s club. Ken asks how he can find things to do with his leisure time. 12:21:21 Ken’s friends’ hobbies: walking in woods bird watching; part-time job in bookstore; girl learning to sew & play piano; boys doing group exercise - gymnastics. 12:22:28 Ken talks to camera: “How will I know I’m using my time well?” VO reminds him of father’s carpentry hobby - building bookcase; shows Ken swimming - “a pleasant change, a lot of fun & a chance to build yourself up physically” - reading, & flying model airplanes. 12:24:22 Ken hunts for camera & decides on photography as new hobby. VO as camera zooms in on ticking bedside clock - “what will you do with your leisure time, will you let time slip away from you, or will you use it well?” Teenagers; 1950s Americana; Special Effects; Oddities; Guidance; Educational Film; Teaching Film; NOTE: Any continuous one minute sold at per reel rate.