Herk Harvey

A classroom training film highlighting the role of secretaries in the 1960s workplace. Showcasing skills from Gregg Shorthand training, it emphasizes both professional duties and personal attentiveness to their bosses, while humorously hinting at secretaries’ potential paths in life beyond the office.

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A vivid educational geography film exploring the landscapes, cultures, and people of Jamaica, Haiti, and the Lesser Antilles. Produced alongside a similar film on Mexico, it represents one of Centron’s earliest efforts in a series that takes viewers on journeys across the world, capturing the spirit of exploration and discovery.

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A satirical short film that humorously explores the absurdities of a corporate sales meeting. Through exaggerated interactions and miscommunications, the film highlights the challenges of decision-making and office dynamics in a comedic, insightful way.

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A lighthearted industrial short produced by Centron and directed by Herk Harvey, this film promotes the versatility and wholesome appeal of pork. Combining humor with mid-century marketing flair, it highlights pork as an ideal choice for the American dinner table.

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Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is interrupted by visions of a fiendish man. As the visions begin to occur more frequently, Mary finds herself drawn to the deserted carnival on the outskirts of town. The strangely alluring carnival may hold the secret to her tragic past.

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A short documentary examining the challenges faced by Cook School in Flint, Michigan, where limited after-school opportunities contribute to violence, truancy, and hardship among students. The film highlights how community support and new programs can transform the school environment and restore stability.

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A 1961 industrial film produced by Centron Corporation for Monsanto, illustrating modern herbicide methods and the fight against unwanted vegetation.

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This public health drama follows a small town’s struggle as syphilis spreads among its young people. When local officials turn to the state health department for help, a field investigator steps in to trace the infection, interview those at risk, and ensure testing and treatment. Directed by Herk Harvey (later of Carnival of Souls), the film mixes education with stark warnings: after all, one bad date can change everything.

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This classroom guidance film eases seventh-graders into the realities of junior high. No longer the top students or star athletes, they must adjust to bigger challenges, shifting friendships, and greater independence. The message: fit in with your peers, follow the trends, and don’t forget your gym locker combination.

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A narrator instructs children on the proper way to introduce yourself to and be introduced to strangers and new acquaintances.

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Mel, a high school student who thrives on gossip and stirring conflict, pushes his luck when he targets the school’s star quarterback. Faced with the backlash of loyal classmates, he may finally be forced to reckon with the harm his words cause.

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Don and Nicky head into the city, where a reckless night with two fast girls leaves Don with more than he bargained for. Pressuring his girlfriend Betty into sex, he unknowingly passes along a venereal disease. When the school doctor diagnoses him with syphilis, Don must face the shame of his actions and warn Betty—before it’s too late.

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At East High, students resent the admission of Bruce—an unseen classmate their parents have warned them to avoid. But when an unexpected incident unfolds, they are forced to confront and reconsider their own prejudice.

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Former childhood friends Sarah Inman and Ron Johnson have drifted apart in high school. Ron hosts open parties every Friday, but Sarah never attends, preferring to stay home with her homework and dismissing her classmates—especially popular class president Bill Tyler—as shallow. Her aloofness has earned her a reputation as a snob, though she doesn’t realize it. When Ron reluctantly invites her at his mother’s urging, Sarah agrees to go, setting the stage for a clash between her world of isolation and Ron’s world of popularity.

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As members of the high school press club await the announcement of their new editor-in-chief, they silently judge one another based on appearances and social standing. The film emphasizes that people should be valued for their true abilities and character rather than economic background or popularity, concluding with guided discussion questions.

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At a school social, Jim, a student at Lawrence High, proudly tells his cousin Sally about his school’s spirit. He recalls how enthusiasm once spiraled out of control—until Bob, the senior class president, stepped in to guide it in a more positive direction.

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Larry, a rude and disruptive student, is given detention and told to clean the chalkboard. Instead, he doodles a cartoon character that magically comes to life and points out that Larry’s problems stem from his poor manners and behavior. Realizing the truth, Larry decides to improve himself and become a better student.

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Barbara and her family move into a new neighborhood, and Barbara tries to make friends with her new neighbors. However, soon she realizes that no one wants anything to do with her. She can't understand why, until one day she overhears two of the local girls talking about Barbara's problem: she had bad manners!

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Three friends—one a heavy drinker, one a moderate drinker, and one who abstains—spend a weekend evening that starkly illustrates the dangers of drinking and driving.

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A careless family learns the hard way that neglecting home safety leads to constant accidents. By changing their habits and using proper precautions, they transform their household into a safer, happier place.

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A high school student really likes his shop class...perhaps a bit too much!

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In a classroom discussion on alcoholism, students debate its causes and consequences—dismissing alcoholics as wasteful or weak, yet struggling to agree on how they might return to responsible citizenship.

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After losing his sight, Bob falls into despair—until a local institute helps him discover new abilities and reinterpret his life without vision.

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During a camping trip, a group of students learns about the importance of science and its role in understanding the world around us.

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Cindy, a 12-year-old tomboy, is devastated when she learns that she hasn't been invited to a neighborhood birthday party. That night in bed, her fairy godmother visits her, tells her enough with this tomboy baloney, gives her a frilly new party dress and some rules on how proper young girls are to behave at parties.

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Jean, a popular high schooler running for Pep Club president, suddenly finds her best friend Laura turning against her. The rift stems from Frieda, a classmate spreading malicious gossip that threatens Jean’s reputation and friendships.

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The dramatized story of a young high school teacher who is falsely accused of communist sympathies is used to demonstrate how baseless accusations can foster the spread of suspicion throughout a community, thus causing insidious and lasting damage.

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A teen drops out of a gang when they mug his father for his pencil.

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Two sisters are trying to decide which classes to take next semester. When one wants to take home economics, the other is stunned. Why should anyone need to study home economics?

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At a teenage party, news breaks that a friend driving with alcohol in the car has struck a pedestrian. The incident sparks a heated debate among the group, with views ranging from total rejection of drinking to peer pressure to join in for the sake of fitting in.

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