1946 - USA Educational Film: Safety To And From School

1946 - USA Educational Film: Children’s Street Safety 02:34:18 Young girl Mary leaving home for school - walks w/ friend Peter along sidewalks in residential area - almost empty suburban streets. Peter stops Mary crossing road in front of car. 02:35:43 Policemen & school safety patrol monitor at crossing opposite elementary school - patrol boy Jimmy wearing sash holds kids back on sidewalk until traffic cop gives signal to cross. Jimmy to camera re helping teacher w/ lesson on street crossing. 02:36:28 Teacher Miss Brewster & Jimmy lead class out of school building to cordoned-off street - given lesson in crossing street safely w/ some kids on scooters & pedal cars pretending to be traffic; other kids direct pupils; bicycles stop & wait for Stop & Go sign - narrated by Jimmy. 02:39:14 CU Stop & Go sign; bicycle waits. 02:40:17 Kids out of school. Mary & Peter walk home, almost cross in middle of block but remember to cross at corner where Jimmy & policeman are stationed - titles ‘Obey the Policeman’ - ‘Never Cross in the Middle of the Block’ etc. Traffic lights - ‘Green Means Go’. Ends abruptly. Educational Films; Road Safety; 1940s; 1946 Street Scenes; Green Cross Code; Elementary Education; Post-WW2; Post-WWII; Americana; NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate.