“The youth these days! When I was young it all was different!!” Is that something that really true or do you start to forget how it was as you get older? Crime in the Streets shows that even in the fifties there were issues with teenagers hanging out on the streets and causing trouble. In this movie they have formed a gang that terrorizes the neighbourhood. The gangs leader is Frankie, who won’t allow anyone to touch him and overreacts when someone does. He is so annoyed by his neighbour that he suggests killing him. The neighbourhood has a social worker who tries to talk to these kids and with the attention he’s giving them he tries to change things for them. Continue reading
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Disneyland: Where Do the Stories Come From? (1956)
This episode from a TV series, in which Walt Disney answered questions that were asked by viewers, shows some “behind the scenes” footage of how specific cartoons came to be. One shows how the music was created and another how research was done for animating raccoons. Continue reading