HEALTH AND SAFETY SCARE FILMS Volume 4

Stranger danger, crushed limbs, vomiting, a plague of flies and director Jacques Tourneur are all here in this fourth volume of our harrowing Health and Safety series which is so good it almost plays like a "Health and Safety Greatest Hits."
THE DANGEROUS STRANGER (b&w, 1950) is SID DAVIS’ classic child molester short, financed (without credit) by no less a luminary than Mr. John Wayne himself! Policeman (and "friend of kids") Jerry King tells us all about Strangers. You know, the kind who take little girls for a ride in their car, who approach boys in "lonely alleys," who sit next to girls in movie theaters and offer kiddies candy in the park. Of course, since this was made for children, there’s no explanation of why these adults prey on kids, and gives the impression that grownups everywhere are just waiting to swoop down and pluck kids out of the playground. Why, even Policeman Jerry looks suspicious... So successful was this short that it started Sid Davis on a Classroom-Scare-Film career and a reputation as a man who could look at any topic and see nothing less than danger and death.
THE JOKER (b&w/color) is a surreal gem that mixes special effects with steel-plant safety tips to give us HANS CONRIED (of The Twonky and 5000 Fingers of Dr. T) as an imp in full color running around an otherwise black & white world! "You’ve heard of impossible accidents? He’s the guy who makes them possible!" Dressed like a court jester, Conried magically appears to various workers, gets their mind off their work, and causes accidents. All of which creates a grim tension between goofy comedy and men getting mangled, blinded, and crippled. Sponsored by United States Steel and, probably, Satan.
REWARD UNLIMITED (b&w) stars DOROTHY McGUIRE as a typical girl next door who becomes a nurse to aid our boys in World War II. A well-made inspirational short sponsored by the National Nursing Council for War Service, it’s thoughtfully directed by JACQUES TOURNEUR, best known for Cat People (’42), I Walked with a Zombie (’43), and Curse of the Demon (’57).
WHO CARES ABOUT JAMIE? (b&w) tries to nip mental illness in the bud by showing adults how to deal with kids. Like strange little Jamie. Not good: Jamie’s mom freaking out when she finds he’s stolen a can of oil. Very good: police officer WILLIAM KERWIN (Blood Feast) merely smiling when he sees Jamie about to eat a worm. I say, kill the little bastard.
AN OUTBREAK OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTOXICATION (color) shows a community ravaged by nausea, throwing up, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea which can only mean one thing: bad éclairs! Yup, made by a baker with an infected finger! All of which is perversely scored by jovial, downright happy library music.
THE SKELETON (b&w) features some cool X-ray shots of people in motion as it explains all about the various joints of them bones.
Finally, COMMUNITY FLY CONTROL OPERATION (b&w) shows how "Jonesville" declares a "War on Flies" by, basically, spraying chemicals everywhere. Remember, "The Fly is Not Your Friend." Heelp meee! Heeeeeelp meeee!

[@shnibby69]

Hans Conreid as The Joker! Cool!

[@justensedlock6365]

love thees videos keep up the good worck

[@ArmchairRamb0]

The Joker is gold. thank you. it would be good to know what year these videos came out.

[@danholm4952]

always happen to have pencils with them to write the plates down,,, lol

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

You don't?😁