Young America Films/Centron Films
After they realize that they won’t be able to afford a turkey for the Thanksgiving meal, Bill Johnson and his family of five count their blessings being American citizens. This film stands out as unique since it doesn’t show prosperity as one of the benefits of our country’s democracy – something that is evident in most films sponsored by a pro-business organizations.
This film is available on the Educational Archives Vol 5: Patriotism DVD ![]()
Shotlist
ms Typical American family in living room listening to radio;
father expresses his gratitude about Thanksgiving Day.
ms Children lounging, setting the table, reading, anticipating
the meal. Mother tells them there won’t be any turkey and children
whine, pout, bitch and moan. Father and children talk about
thankfulness and the meaning of Thanksgiving
cu Children thinking about what they have to be thankful for;
boy eats cookies and milk, reads; girl fits clothes, sings in
church; boy studies, bats ball; baby in tub, playing with doll;
children play with baby; mother doing chores; family eating
popcorn; father answers door, works on car, reads newspaper, votes;
family says grace

The films on this DVD were created as cautionary tales so couples could look at their own relationships and, hopefully, avoid taking a plunge into truly awful marriages. Films include – Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence, How Do You Know It’s Love?, Are You Ready For Marriage?, Marriage Is A Partnership, Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
Short films about motorcycles and the people who ride them. Films include – Not So Easy (featuring Peter Fonda and Evel Knievel), Vicious Cycles, Popsicle, Motorcycle Safety and Courtesy in Traffic and Beginning Motorcycle Rider Course: Unit 2 (Motorcycle Instrumentation).
Continuing the constant challenge to bring you educational film entertainment in the strangest of places (which have included a moving schoolbus and a sausage factory!), AV Geeks and Alamo Drafthouse challenge you to watch boat safety films on an actual boat! This DVD is a document of the films that we showed including Water Safety – An Introduction, Suddenly Without Warning!, It’s Not Where You’re Going, It’s How You Get There and Back, Suddenly In Command, Right to Live: Who Decides? and Morality For Youth
How To Be A Man
How To Be A Woman
December 5th, 2006 - 6:51 pm
I remember Centron filming movies around town when I was a kid.
I didn’t realize they went back this far, though they were a well established company when I moved to Lawrence in 1963. Lawrence, Ks. was a vastly smaller town than it is today, something like 14,000 odd in the 1950 census IIRC.
The guy I learned to work sound from had been a recording/mixing tech for Centron in it’s latter years.
I guess I do qualify as an AV geek ’cause I did video in high school back in the days of open reel video recorders. . .