Based on the texts by Henry A. Bowman, this instructional piece, for young women, is about choosing the right lifemate. The film focuses on Eve, a college student, attractive and full of life but mysteriously single. Flash-backs follow and show why. Eve’s failure, according to this film is due to the fact that her choices never match up to her criteria: “Is he right for me?” But with the help of her friend Mary, she learns that: “You can’t make over a man like you do a room.” But she still ends up without a boyfriend. Unintentionally hilarious.
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ACMI Identifier
320328
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Ephemeral films
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Self
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Self
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Attitude (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Behaviorism (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Change (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Commitment (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental hygiene
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental hygiene - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychoanalysis
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Self
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Self-actualization (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women - Psychology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)