Last Date (1950)
** (out of 4)
This "scare" film is about Jeanne (Joan Taylor), a good girl who is dating a good guy but soon she starts to find him boring. That's especially true when she meets Nick (Richard York) who has a hot rod and likes to drive fast.
The constant message running through this eighteen minute short is the term "teenicide," which means teenagers committing suicide by misbehaving in cars. This message is beaten into the viewers head throughout the running time but that's to be expected out of a drive's ed film from this period. For the most part the short remains slightly entertaining due to the fact that everyone knows York who was just starting his acting career. The big "wreck" at the end is actually handled quite well and the director manages to build up some nice suspense. With that said, not "seeing" at the end was a letdown.
** (out of 4)
This "scare" film is about Jeanne (Joan Taylor), a good girl who is dating a good guy but soon she starts to find him boring. That's especially true when she meets Nick (Richard York) who has a hot rod and likes to drive fast.
The constant message running through this eighteen minute short is the term "teenicide," which means teenagers committing suicide by misbehaving in cars. This message is beaten into the viewers head throughout the running time but that's to be expected out of a drive's ed film from this period. For the most part the short remains slightly entertaining due to the fact that everyone knows York who was just starting his acting career. The big "wreck" at the end is actually handled quite well and the director manages to build up some nice suspense. With that said, not "seeing" at the end was a letdown.