Louis James hated school, and never learned to read or spell. All he wanted to do was get a job and make a lot of money. Into the rubbish bin went his books and he headed to town to find a job. He applied as a pilot for a skywriting company but he soon found that his spelling mistakes were too big and too apparent. His job hunting went from the embarrassingly bad to the horrendous as the determined dropout discovers for himself the real value of reading and spelling, whether in school or out. Animated film.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014641
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - United States
Childrens Films → Children 12+
Childrens Films → Children's films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Reading (Elementary)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)