Head of the house

United States, 1953

Film
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A story of community action in mental health, showing how a social worker, a policeman and a minister join forces to help a young boy through the vicissitudes of growing up. This film stresses the relationship between the authoritarian attitudes of a father to his son and the boy’s psychological difficulties.

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Credits

director

Richard Leacock

producer

Irving Jacoby

production company

Affiliated Film Producers

Duration

00:40:20:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1953

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

321209

Language

English

Subject categories

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Authority

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Authority

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community organization

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public welfare - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Psychology - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Fathers and sons

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Community health

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental health

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental hygiene - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology - Study and teaching

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Public health - United States

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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