How Honest Are You? (1950)

For teenagers, honesty can come easy or hard, depending on the stakes.
Courtesy: Prelinger Archives

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

I can honestly say that I immediately noticed we couldn't actually see what Bob took from the locker. It's clever that they worked in a lesson about jumping to conclusions.

[@HobbyOrganist]

Everyone assumed he STOLE MONEY!

[@TP-om8of]

He actually stole WEED!

[@stoundingresults]

Wacky takaki, devil's lettuce

[@migueldavies]

Boy, I wish everybody talked like this in present day.

[@msbrowngault]

How? To themselves?

[@monkeynumbernine]

I do too

[@crumpfamilyvalues7935]

It would be swell

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

@@NerdyNEET Hardly. It was fading by that time. I was a little kid then. They would make fun of how those in the 50s and 60s spoke.

[@calvinjackson8110]

I don't get what you mean about how those kids talked in the 1950s and 60s. What way did they talk??

[@lisammyers]

One of my favorite quotes has to do with honesty like this when it comes to knowing the truth before telling others. It's something like "a lie can get halfway around the world before truth has a chance to put its pants on."

[@gregoryagogo]

GREAT FILM... It covers so much about one little scene, and how perceptions and motives play apart... very complex.

[@tj921able]

I know many people today who could use it to watch this film. Thank you for sharing it. God Bless You & stay safe.

[@heidifedor]

Nick has gotten bigger since he starred in "What To Do On A Date".

[@bonbivins2217]

Now in days people call you a snitch for doing the right thing.

[@asielmilian38]

True.

[@Barbe]

Only trash and Low Caliber call others "Snitches" over doing the right thing.

[@srchnfrcj]

@@Barbe Sometimes it ain't the move. You protect the ones you care about. You never rat on friends or family.

[@rowancallahan3154]

Exactly

[@stoundingresults]

​@@srchnfrcj The Unabomber Ted Kazinsky was up to like 8 murders from his bombs and his brother recognized his writting style on the manifesto. Ted Kazinsky wanted his letter printed on newspapers nationwide and his brother reported how he could be suspect. When they found his cabin in the woods the FBI also found unassembled bombs.

[@kamsavart]

Back in jr.high we had a thief going into our lockers during P.E. After me and a few others noticed our money missing I put 2 & 2 together and realized it must've been the coach's assistant since he was always last coming out of the locker room. I reported it and don't remember seeing him after that.

[@akavitsuma]

Honest!

[@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable]

Did you ask him if he had stolen your money?

[@kamsavart]

@@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable After reporting him to our coach we no longer saw him. That gave us a clue.

[@eckankar7756]

I had someone stealing my lunch in the break room at work years ago. I started making tuna sandwiches with Friskes Cat Food, egg, mayo nice bread. After a week I announced whoever was stealing my lunch had been eating cat food. The stealing stopped.

[@TP-om8of]

@@eckankar7756 You jerk!! That was me!

[@sophierobinson2738]

I thought Bob came back to get something the other guy forgot in his locker.

[@TheErraticGardener]

The way he looked around before he opened the locker made it look suspicious. If Ben sent him, he wouldn’t need to look around first.

[@vintagegirl68]

Wow, the whole world needs this

[@annettekelly1592]

This would be good advise today (2020-2021) for media, social and news!

[@EErika31684]

these videos should be a mandatory requirement for kids to graduate

[@asielmilian38]

Maybe.

[@stoundingresults]

I think that parents were more responsible raising kids right, nowadays they don't.

[@theroadlesstraveled3993]

Kids would just make fun of it and probably come up with some perverted interpretation.

[@theoryofpersonality1420]

What about cutting them up and putting it on as commercials? Like a miniature mini series.

[@theoryofpersonality1420]

Seems like adults need these as much as children do.

[@doe9de995]

When the boy went into the locker, it didn't appear very clear what he was doing in it. They are all getting upset over something they know nothing about. He could have had permission to go into the locker. You should never assume something.

[@bridgetzorn5717]

I watched because I thought it would be cool but I actually learned

[@jons.6216]

I still can't get over that "magical blackboard" that looks all smeared up when the coach first erased it and then it got clean and clear a few times off and on!! Haha! Maybe it was Rose's punishment to clean it for her wiley ways!!

[@DanWindibank]

I just watched it all to find out what really happened.

[@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable]

Yep, But I kind of knew that Bob had not done something wrong.

[@emilyadams9986]

All of this could have been avoided if the lockers had actually had locks on them.

[@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable]

That wasn't needed back then because everyone was so honest. You didn't really need to lock the door to your house either.

[@oksills]

No one ever even thought if locks; they would have been insulted by the suggestion of the possible need. You’ve missed the point........the entire current lack of character and morality that was common to every one back then.

[@MH-yj4qq]

@@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable absolutely untrue. We actually have a much lower crime rate than then

[@GREALER]

Not many black kids back then

[@theroadlesstraveled3993]

@@MH-yj4qq I've heard this before but I don't believe it.

[@RagDollCookie]

Ben looks like someone I know but I can't quite place him. I love finding historical doppelgangers!

[@weepingshadesofindigo575]

Bob is in so many of these films

[@lyriakey]

A room full of snitching teens would this even be possible these days.

[@bin2805]

I didn't know they had tables and such to hang out and talk at in DRUG STORES during the 50's. Pretty interesting

[@karenblack7182]

bin ™ Oh yes indeed. The drug stores were much more than places to buy aspirin. And the food at those lunch counters could be pretty good.

[@msbrowngault]

The malt/soda shop

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

Pharmacies were much different, for the most part. Peoples used to have soda fountains during the 1950s and 1960s.

[@bunnyfoofoo9695]

Rootbeer Floats are my kryptonite!.....lol..

[@redwingfan9393]

Drug stores were known for lunch counters and soda/ice cream fountains in the first half of the 20th century. They largely faded from popularity in the 60's and by the 80's independent drug stores were closing all over the place.

[@eckankar7756]

Weird to have to save up to buy a pen, even wait till your aunt gave you birthday money. Back when they used fountain pens.

[@aproverbshome173]

Our media and government could benefit from this video... lol!!!

[@Phendraana]

I love that weird formal accent people had back then. I'm gonna start talking like that :D

[@sussiea9221]

Good luck to that 🤣🤣

[@Saskatchetooner]

They would have never have said “ gonna “

[@collectiblesnrandomstuff544]

I was a teen in the 50s people didn’t actually talked like this , this kind of accent was only used by actors on tv and movies , to be honest we all talked pretty dirty just like today’s youth.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

@@collectiblesnrandomstuff544 Maybe your view of the world isn't as wide as you think

[@calvinjackson8110]

What weird accent? They all spoke English.

[@Shogun-qs6sv]

Honesty is great but often once you spill the beans you can't un tell it. And most people can't handle the truth.

[@BBKUK79]

Terry's jump shot tho...awkward

[@heathstjohn6775]

Maybe more idealized people,even then,than living ones;but,oh yes!,great examples to set for others.Although each time presents the best and worst of humanity,a greater proliferation of these ideals today should surely help.But I think that whilst many should be helped,degradation has been enjoyed so much,since,by so many,many are glad to remain irredeemable.

[@biblereadingoutreach2284]

2 Corinthians 8:21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord✝️, but also in the sight of men.

[@MaybeAnthony]

Them little ass basketball shorts! haha

[@TJ-kk5zf]

... starring Jerry Sandusky

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

With a special guest appearance by Joe Paterno.

[@jager896]

Honesty is the best policy Eileen

[@lissettesbloom8223]

Why would Bob take money then go play ball with the money? I don’t think Bob took money. I think it was a miss understanding.

[@cherylevans23]

Please forward this to CNN and the NY Times

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

Your comment is so much funnier as they currently try to bury the Hunter Biden hard drive scandal.

[@sophierobinson2738]

Palace Of Wisdom Which is all a lie. It's fox that needs the lesson.

[@argonwheatbelly637]

Gee whiz, Rose is a swell gal. Terry's a lucky guy! She'll lie, cheat, steal, and kill for him. You can't buy that kind of loyalty any more.

[@classycynic6330]

Number 8 may have been asked to bring something to the owner of that locker.

[@melodieferrin3196]

Classy Cynic Yeah, that’s what happened.

[@markt857]

Whenever I see these I remember The Pee Wee Herman Special where he aired. The "Don't be a Mr. Bungles" episode.

[@talosheeg]

That guy in plaid looks a lot like a guy I saw in an old LAUSD video about keeping a job

[@MarkTitus420]

This looks like it might have been an old school training film that kids at school were required to watch. I remember being in charge of the AV equipment and I used to have to torture the kids with these types of short films but in the 1970's though.

[@Bunny-pr8gw]

Bob kinda cute with that smile at the end ;)

[@MoonPhaze5]

He should have gone to confront Bob as soon as he could get him alone.

[@danadoozer9990]

He stole money to buy....a pen? This is high scandal.

[@jaminova_1969]

I confess! I stole somebodies pen, maybe more than once!

[@biblereadingoutreach2284]

Romans 12:17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

[@mikeduels]

"So what did we learn today kids?" "NO SNITCHING" "ain't it the truth"

[@shitlordfm3345]

Its funny how during all this time, nobody decided to tell the kid whose actual money got stolen that his classmate took shit out of his locker. Lol

[@bunnyfoofoo9695]

They were hoping for a false confession........lol....

[@moorek1967]

Maybe Mike McQueary and Joe Paterno should have seen this video, "hmmm, what DO you do? Hmm, what DO you do? Gee, I can't think of anything".

[@spinal2650]

This PSA is presented by the makers of SNITCHIN!

[@ziggycat999]

"But I know where he got the extra money to buy a pen".Huh????

[@idiotwind2248]

A pen? Go to any bank and grab a hand full

[@NmaM-it5yk]

“And the next day Bob mowed them all down with a tommy gun for blabbing on him”

[@maunster3414]

I didn't catch what Bob had to say. Maybe Bob went into the other guy's locker to retrieve payment for something.

[@poetcomic1]

Coronet version of Rashomon.

[@philipinchina]

As far as bints are considered I am dishonest!

[@BakeryHobbit]

I just watched this over again and Bob should have just asked Ben to get the whistle out of his pants okay that didn't come out right.. also I noticed that everybody seemed to want to take the blame kind of like if you think somebody's going to be mad at you and you get mad at yourself and that might keep them from getting mad at you

[@kayakdog121]

Gee, this is swell!

[@stoundingresults]

Golly Mister.

[@argonwheatbelly637]

Aw shucks. You really think so?

[@gregoryagogo]

BLACKMAIL BOB!

[@brianarbenz1329]

Mr. Barker ordered them to talk through the 4th wall.

[@WilliamMorales-ke3rw]

Ok but can we talk about how beautiful shawty is??!

[@baronsorgi1]

So someone blew the whistle on him but he had the whistle that they needn't to blow plus it just about came to blows between everyone involved so that guy's girlfriend blew everyone

[@JeffersonDinedAlone]

Ahh.. the old "I bought something with the money that my aunt gave me for my birthday" ploy... What the kids don't know is that Bob has a growing drug business, and had completed half a dozen dope deals before lunch. And it had allowed him to recently rent warehouse space for the chop shop for his growing car theft ring. Bob is an operator, and earning far more than Susie and Frank do at one of the local hamburger joints. And, best of all, Bob pays no taxes. Rock on, Bob, you bad boy, you.

[@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable]

But that's not all. In ten years, Bob is going to be the city's mayor, now having easy access to the city's court and police, who are also corrupt af, they all are now part of Bobs business.

[@4otrot65]

Express to explain inc yourself in a matter not to solicit response because to express is to innocently convey all around from emotions to bias etc. It's not officially objective enough for use to interact as a given where response is expected. Just express to learn....

[@cellytron]

I was watching this in a room with a lot of noise, and for a second I did a double take because I thought he said a rather vulgar word beginning with s, instead of "Nick", at 4:06 🤣. Either one would have worked in that instance! "Gee Nick, I never thought about it that way." "$#!÷, I never thought about it that way!'

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

That gal has a deep tenor voice

[@agnidas5816]

Bobs action was neither honest nor dishonest. It is impossible to test his honesty in that moment. Man ... the 80's through till about 2003 was the height of English language after all ..

[@viridianstar]

That's because your grandparents were probably teenagers in the 1950s...

[@idiotwind2248]

So how'd the team do?

[@pjhans4516]

Moral of the story: A woman can never keep a secret 😂

[@sophierobinson2738]

My friend in 3rd grade to me a secret and I've kept it for so long I've forgotten what it was. I'm 68 now.

[@biblereadingoutreach2284]

Matthew 18:15-16 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

[@rexlex1736]

Now remember boys, if you're gonna steal, make you sure you don't get caught! And also remember that practice makes perfect! Enough of the pep talk! Now go out and bring back all the new iPhones that you can!

[@hollyvelocitygrl]

I think people will just call you a bad actor

[@Eszra]

I feel like something like this happened to me once. A friend had something she needed and was going to let me borrow in her locker when I was Grade School and I went to get it, then someone told a teacher which made it to my teacher. I don't know if it was the same day or not but both my friend and I were brought to talk with the teacher and we told her everything, I don't know who it was that said anything but they must of known they were wrong cause no rumors spread or anything.

[@thomasbinninger1355]

Poor bob.he never made it in sound pictures.

[@84glewis]

Isn't Mr. Barker, the teacher, Bob Eubanks of the Newlywed game?

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

No.

[@TP-om8of]

Yes

[@redwingfan9393]

We assume that Bob wasn't told to go grab whatever it is he took. Why did anyone assume theft? Also, Terry shoots like a girl.

[@nobody8328]

A Fair Witness will only comment on things that they have seen themselves. If you ask a Fair Witness what color the house in front of them is, they will tell you "it's white on this side".

[@abbadabbba232]

Rose: "So I guess I wasn't very honest." Coach: "Oh, don't worry Rose, you're a girl. What you did is typical manipulative female behavior. You cannot help it." Rose: "Thank you, coach. I'm gonna go shopping now, bye boys!"

[@edwardgaines6561]

Yup. Women always get the "pussy pass"...until they turn 35.

[@GrzegorzDurda]

@@lazyhomebody1356 precisely

[@Lulabellexd]

LOL. Tbh I thought Rose was the actual worst! Her motives were so shady

[@Nosillamp]

And you, sir, have major issues with women.

[@Nosillamp]

Lara she was a meddling busy body

[@Swallowtails-wc7ed]

👍

[@drkitkatfluttershy2119]

Original wwyd

[@jaminova_1969]

I would have simply had the boys waterboard Bob, until he confessed!

[@umangbarthwal3643]

HSS F343

[@butterbean3676]

And here i was thinking he was taking condoms!

[@kac327]

See that girl.... 0:18

[@TJ-kk5zf]

How exactly did Jim have our point of view?...um .. and Jane too--- why the hell is she in the locker room???... even Bob's point of view is our point of view...

[@user-bq3tw9bm3k]

Wow. So much pain and anguish and lost sleep over an alleged stolen dollar??? Holy shit these people have a lot to learn in the up and coming world. Snitches get stitches and end up in ditches. It's just a fucking dollar.

[@BakeryHobbit]

the teenagers talk like grandparents and look like them too.

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

Have you seen teens today? They all look 40

[@Lulabellexd]

Wow Rose is not a good person

[@sophierobinson2738]

The boys are not good people, except Bob.

[@goromaster10]

Soooooo funny!!! xD

[@Nosillamp]

Rose was a jerk.

[@caballopalido]

poindexters

[@RenaissanceMan888]

Snitches get Stitches, JIM! 🔪😮🔫

[@Deeppurple-l7f]

Remember kids ..snitches get stitches.

[@zergmare7]

LOL you are halarious

[@TP-om8of]

Bob is such a liar

[@michellemartinez1994]

bob's not cool

[@rogerbartlet5720]

I guess Joe Biden missed this one :(

[@timgore829]

Snitches get stitches.

[@leroyproud294]

Look here Jim, mind your own damn business and don't go running your mouth!

[@TP-om8of]

Honesty sucks

[@freddyfurrah3789]

73 later we all know that Bob is a THIEF.😅