313S - SPEECH: USING YOUR VOICE (1950; 10m)

Shown with Movie: 313-Earth Vs. The Spider

Short Type: Educational

Plot: Speaking properly is the key to good speaking. Ya talk good, they diggit.

Prod: Young America Films/Centron Corporation*
Tech Sup: Prof. E.C. Buehler, University of Kansas
(619S-Speech: Platform, Posture & Appearance)

instructor / Prof. E.C. Buehler (narrator and knee-tester/619S)

Other Characters (actors unknown):
mumbling insurance salesman
his potential customer
wandering storyteller
nervous young woman
old mumbling storyteller
speaker in front of flag (619S)
ladies' club speaker
student with question

Classic Line: "One, you must be heard. Two, you must be understood. Three, you must be pleasing."

Classic Line: "Use plenty of lip and tongue action."

Classic Line: "Keep it low and pleasing."

Trivia: This short was one in a series of six produced by CENTRON on the topic of speech. The other titles included:
619S-SPEECH: PLATFORM POSTURE AND APPEARANCE
and Speech: Stage Fright and What to Do About It.

CENTRON CORPORATION produced its YOUNG AMERICA FILMS in Lawrence, Kansas. Reportedly, their facilities were used for a reknowned and excellent little cult film entitled "Carnival of Souls" (1962).

More CENTRON shorts:
Day of Thanksgiving (1951)
515S-CHEATING (1952)
The Griper (1954)
518S-WHAT ABOUT JUVENILE DELINQUENCY (1955)
Cindy Goes To A Party (1955)
609S-WHY STUDY INDUSTRIAL ARTS (1956)

Last Updated: 3/28/1999