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Shy Guy (missing main title)

Reel Number: 221537-01

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1947

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 20:00:04

TC Ends: 20:13:12

Duration: 00:13:08

Shy Guy (missing main title) (1947) Coronet Kids coming out of high school, guy in suit staring into drug store window. Sits alone at home in basement working on electronics, dad comes down & talks to him. 20:01:20 Dad: How are things going in school? This is not like Morristown. You still have to fit it in so it will work with all the other parts. I’m different from the guys in this town. They discuss how Dad began to fit in at the new office. Boy decides to wear a sweater to school instead of a suit so as to fit in. 20:03:22 Sits in class wondering to himself why the others fit in. End of class and kids slowly leave. He leaves last after deciding he needs to be a good listener. 20:04:50 At lockers, one boy helps another get into his stuck locker. They exchange information. 20:05:50 He then goes to drugstore & watches the kids interact. 20:07:13 He gets invited to a table, they begin talking. 20:08:16 Soldering in basement; dad comes along. They continue talking about what it takes to get along w/ other people. Talks about the dance / mixer. He decides to go alone / stag. 20:10:04 At door has second thoughts. Kids sit around piano singing. Voice over of thinking about giving help to a conversation. Tells about the record player he’s building. 20:12:14 Kids come to basement to see the project; dad brings down tray of Coca Cola bottles. Post-WWII; Post-WW2; Satire; Oddities; Gags; Loneliness; Isolation; Teenagers Anxiety; Dating; Educational Film; Americana; 1950s; High School; 1940s; NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate.

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