1951 “ NAME UNKNOWN ” SOCIAL GUIDANCE FILM FOR FEMALE TEENS DANGERS OF TRUSTING STRANGERS XD46664

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Made by prolific filmmaker Sid Davis, whose cautionary films for young people were shown in classrooms around the USA, “Name Unknown” (0:12), is a movie that sternly warns teenage women against the dangers of trusting strangers that may turn out to be sexual predators. This is a black and white version of the film; it was also released in color. Plot summary: Juvenile court judge William B. McKesson speaks to a young runaway named Edie and her parents about the fate that often awaits girls like her -- human trafficked, sold into white slavery, assaulted and even murdered. The Judge also rails against the parents, who he believes are too permissive and trusting. The Judge places Edie into juvenile detention hellhole for her own good so she can think about “whether showing off is worth a lifetime of regrets.“ The title card at 0:18 acknowledges the cooperation and