Teenage Mother (1967) - full transcript
A new health teacher in a high school is nearly raped by drug-dealing students and is blamed when a student turns up pregnant.
(upbeat instrumental music)
(engines racing)
- Excuse me?
Could you tell me the way to
Mrs. Wagoner's rooming house?
- Oh it's about a mile from the station.
You want me to call you a cab Ms.?
- Ms. Petersen, yes I would
appreciate it if you would.
I've just arrived here, I'm
the new health instructor
at Claremont High School.
- You're gonna teach public
health and first aid?
Well that's very nice.
- Well not exactly.
- Huh?
- Excuse me, I'm very tired.
Could you please call that cab now?
- Certainly.
Yellow Cab please.
(instrumental music)
(tires screeching)
- What's up with the get
up, I'll run you right
off the track.
- Are you alright?
If you spent half the time on your car
that you do making excuses
you might win a race
once in a while.
- Think you're a big man, huh?
- [Tony]] Why don't you get out of here?
- You gonna make me?
- You better find somebody
else to play with.
Duke's just looking
for trouble and someday
he's gonna find it.
- [Arlene] He's a pretty tough guy.
- Well maybe you should've stayed with him
if he's so tough.
- But that's what I like about you.
You're a lover not a fighter.
(elegant instrumental music)
- Now what's that you
were saying about Duke?
- Duke who?
Can't you take a joke?
- Not that kind of joke.
- You'd make a very generous husband.
- Husband?
That's mighty serious
kind of talk, young lady.
- [Arlene] I mean it Tony.
- Can't we change the subject?
- No we can't Tony Michaels.
I'm thinking about our future.
We just can't keep going on like this.
- [Tony] You know my parents.
They want me to go off to medical school.
They've wanted that
since I was a little boy.
- Yeah well sometimes I think
you're still a little boy.
Sometimes I think you take me for granted.
- Listen, honey.
We'll work it out.
- You're lucky.
I love you very much.
- Okay you're all in your honor.
Each of you will receive
two different sets
of questions over your headphones.
And no two people will get the same test.
So looking at your neighbors
paper will do no good.
Alright if there are no
questions we can begin.
Oh remember.
Answer and read all of the
instructions very carefully.
You have exactly 30 seconds
to answer each question.
Mr. Owens?
(suspenseful music)
- What have you got there?
- Nothing Mr. Rowens.
- I think we better take a
trip to see the principal.
- Ms. Petersen,
I can't stress
highly enough the
dignity you must approach
this assignment with.
You understand of course it's,
it's only an experiment.
And I maybe taking my whole career
in my hands in doing this.
- I realize the pressures you're under.
And I appreciate the
opportunity given to me.
There are not too many
educators as enlightened as you.
- I may be enlightened
but if anything goes wrong I
could be out of a job here.
- As an educator you mustn't think of
it in terms such as that.
Claremont will be the first high school
in the state to receive sex
education on a regular basis.
After all, what has a more basic need
than the actual preparation for life?
- Well,
you'll soon learn that everybody doesn't
view it in the same light.
Sex to many people is something dirty,
something to avoid talking about.
- I've been up against that before.
It's merely a matter of presenting
the material in the proper manner.
- I'm glad you think it's that easy.
I only hope to God you're right.
(knocking on door)
Yes?
Come in.
- Mr. Markell was taking his end term exam
in a very unusual manner.
He thought it was an open book test.
He's hidden some papers inside his shirt.
- Thank you Mr. Rollins.
Sit down over there, Duke.
Ms. Petersen, there is something I must
tend to immediately.
I'll introduce you to
the rest of the faculty
members later on and then we
can continue our discussion.
- Thank you very much Mr. Rowen.
- And now,
about you, young man.
(upbeat instrumental music)
- Oh hey coach, just getting in shape.
- Glad to see it, boys.
Hey Tony I got some great news.
Next semester I'm gonna
have a lot more time
to devote to the team.
- How come?
- Well I'm not gonna be
teaching health education
next semester, they're
bringing in a new teacher.
- New teacher?
- Yes, a woman.
Don't laugh, she's
suppose to be very good.
Some kind of experiment
the principal is trying.
I don't know too much about it.
It's suppose to be some
kind of new course.
Health education being taught by a woman.
That's something new.
- Yeah probably some old.
- I'm here to introduce Ms. Erika Petersen
who will be your instructor.
Now this is the first time
she'll be teaching this school.
And I'm expecting you to
extend the same courtesy to her
as you would to any of
our own instructors.
Especially since Ms.
Petersen is also a newcomer
to our country.
Having recently arrived from Sweden.
As many of you already know,
beginning this semester
Claremont High will radically
be changing its health education class.
From now on it'll be known
as anatomical biology.
The main reason for this change
is because the course
will be entirely directed
toward the preparation for life.
A study of what makes up the differences
between man and woman
and the various functions
their bodies perform.
- Yeah, man.
- Alright that's enough of that.
This is very serious business.
You're very lucky that Mr. Lewis,
our honored principal is forward enough
to introduce this type of class here.
Now I'm gonna let Ms.
Petersen speak to you.
Ms. Petersen.
- Thank you Mr. Matti.
I know how it is to be
introduced to a new teacher.
And I know it's going to be
a bit difficult at first.
Mr. Matti's been kind of enough to give me
his role book with a brief biographical
sketch on each of you.
This is merely to aquant myself with you.
I hope within a weeks time I
shall know you all by name.
Let me see, you're Tony
Michaels and you like
stock car racing.
You're also very good at athletics.
And you're Inat Litten
and you like to paint
during your spare time.
Mr. Matti even told me that'd
you like to major in art
when you go to college.
See I'm running already.
I won't press my luck
too far as I'm afraid
I shall say something like
Robert is interested in
making his own dresses.
(laughing)
Alright let's settle down to business now.
- Teach,
you said nothing about me.
I'm Duke Markell and I like girls.
(laughing)
- Tell me Mr. Duke Markell,
if you like girls so much,
why is it the girls don't like you?
(gasping)
As you know, part of
our studies will include
why boys like girls and
why girls like boys.
I think this will prove very educational
to certain individuals in this class.
The course of study here will be known as
anatomical biology as Mr.
Matti has already pointed out.
Superficially we will
study plant and animal life
to learn the basics of
anatomy and cell reproduction
as nature has provided.
More importantly though,
we will study the anatomy of the human.
We will learn about the
nervous system, muscles,
glands and organs and
how they all function
separately and relatedly.
Sexual attraction,
procreation, reproduction
and finally birth will all
be included in this course.
In essence, this is a course
of study for young adults.
Two texts are required
reading for this course.
The first,
Modelin's Basics in Human Anatomy
is the best for our kind of work.
In fact most colleges use it today.
This will be supplemented by Cara Cola's
Adult Sexual Behavior.
Both these books have been ordered
and we should have them
for you early next week.
We will also use visual aid to demonstrate
the functions of the
anatomical systems and organs.
These will include three
dimensional models,
charts and film presentations.
I must advise you that the
film you will be seeing
a few weeks from today
was actually photographed
under the direction of staff doctors
in one of our largest
metropolitan hospitals.
In fact this film is shown in
most medical colleges today.
You will actually
witness the birth process
by natural method, cesarean section.
And you will also see multiple
births of twins and triplets.
Because of the clinical
nature of this film,
I know some of you will
not wish to view it.
This is understandable.
And you will be excused for that session.
Our principal Mr. Lewis
has agreed that the viewing
of the film will be optional
and that you will in no way be credit
regarding its contents.
However, the class is
preceding the screening
will prepare you for what
you may expect to see.
One thing more before we're
interrupted by the bell,
if any of you would like
to do additional reading
on this subject I strongly recommend
Soul Search Male and Female.
I'm sure your school library
has a copy available.
- Ms. Petersen?
- [Ms. Petersen] Yes Tony?
- I've already checked the library and
Ms. Faller the librarian
told me it wasn't available.
- That's very interesting, Tony.
I didn't know you knew of this book.
- Well I'd like to become a doctor.
In fact our family
physician Dr. Wilson told me
to read this book last year.
- [Ms. Petersen] And Ms.
Faller didn't know of the book?
Well it's fairly recent,
perhaps she didn't notice it
in the book publishers catalog.
- She knew of it.
She said it was indecent for her library.
(laughing)
- Nonsense, at least 90% of
all colleges and universities
have this book in their library
and as many as 50% of all high schools.
I'll discuss this matter
personally with Ms. Faller.
(bell ringing)
Oh Tony, have you a moment to spare?
- Oh sure Ms. Petersen.
- I brought along some of my own charts,
I wondered if you could help me hang them.
I can't quite reach that high.
- Oh sure no problem.
- [Ms. Petersen] Thank you Tony.
- Are you two going dancing tonight?
Arlene.
- What Margaret?
- Are you and Tony going
to the Disco Tech tonight?
- Sure.
At least I think so.
Let me ask Tony.
Tony?
Tony?
- Your boyfriend the doctor,
looks like he ain't gonna
have much trouble with this course.
- This kind of class interests him.
- Would interest me too if that chick
asked me to stay after school.
Hey.
If you're not doin' nothin' how 'bout,
how 'bout getting a
coco or something? Huh?
- Okay.
You wanna come Margaret?
- No thanks.
I have a late class.
See you tonight.
- Okay.
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- What's the matter with you tonight?
- Huh?
- You listening to me?
- I hear you.
- You keep looking over at Duke.
Maybe you should've asked him to take ya.
- I asked you.
- And nobody would ever know it.
- I'm sorry.
- Yeah.
(upbeat instrumental music)
♫ I want you
♫ Let me tell you what
I'm gonna do, I want you
♫ And then I'm gonna
show you something new
♫ I'm gonna show you how to hold my hand
♫ I'm gonna show you
things that this old man
♫ Baby baby I want you
♫ I want you I want you
♫ I want you
♫ Let me tell you no one
else will do I want you
♫ And then I'm gonna
teach you something new
♫ I'm gonna try up a new way of kissin'
♫ I'm gonna show you things
that you been missin'
♫ Whoa baby baby I want you
♫ I want you, I want you
♫ I wanna take you out tonight
♫ So darling come away with me
♫ I wanna show you how to love so darling
♫ Won't you stay with me
♫ You'll never be lovely
♫ Because I want you only
♫ No baby baby I want you
♫ I want you I want you
♫ I want you
♫ Let me tell you what
I'm gonna do, I want you
♫ 'Cause I know how to
make your dreams come true
♫ You're gonna learn that I'll come again
♫ You're gonna see what
keeps his homer spinning
♫ Baby baby I want you
I want you I want you
♫ I'm gonna take you out tonight
♫ So darling come away with me
♫ I'm gonna teach you how to love
♫ So darling won't you stay with me
♫ You'll never be lonely
♫ 'Cause I want you only
♫ Baby baby I want you
♫ I want you, I want you
♫ I want you
♫ I'll take you places that
you never knew, I want you
♫ 'Cause I know how to
make your dreams come true
♫ You're gonna learn it
all from the beginning
♫ You're gonna see what keeps
this whole world spinning
♫ Baby baby I want you
♫ I want you
♫ I want you
♫ I want you baby
- You two look very good together.
The young lady's with me.
- Oh correction, she was with you.
- What do you say?
- Now listen.
- Now listen,
either you're with him or with me.
Make up your mind, quick.
- Well I came with Tony.
- Forget it.
- [Man] The guy's just
looking for trouble.
- Think I'm sitting with trouble.
- Tony I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Look if you didn't start
anything you wouldn't
have to be sorry later.
- Come on, let's dance.
- Oh no you're not, we're
going home right now.
- No.
- Right now!
(door slamming)
Come on.
He wants to bring her
home early so here she is.
- I always know I can
count on you, Tony, thanks.
Would you like to step in
for a Coke or something?
- No thanks, I gotta get
home, we got an exam tomorrow
and a big game in the afternoon.
- [Arlene's Dad] I wish
Arlene had your attitude.
She'll cram two hours before a test
and that's that.
You can't learn anything that way.
- Please, father.
- [Arlene's Dad] She
doesn't like to hear it.
The truth always hurts.
- Please.
- Okay young lady now up to your room.
No TV tonight.
For once you listen to your dad.
Did you two have a good time?
- [Tony] Yeah.
Sure.
- [Arlene's Dad] Doesn't sound that way.
Anything wrong?
- No.
Now listen I gotta get home.
- [Arlene's Dad] Goodnight, son.
- Good morning, Ms. Faller.
- Good morning, Ms. Petersen.
Can I be of some assistance?
- Yes, one of my students,
maybe you know him,
Tony Michaels told me
he was unable to find
Soul Search Male and Female on file here.
You do have the book, don't you?
- Most certainly not.
- Why not Ms. Faller?
It's one of the most standard
texts on anatomical hygiene.
- It's a filthy book.
- Filthy?
- Yes, filthy.
I wouldn't allow one of our students
to even leaf through it.
The illustrations are positively vulgar.
- They only show the
beauty of the human body.
- Teenage children are not
meant to see such things.
- That's just the point.
These youngsters are
not children any longer.
Their bodies are the
bodies of young adults.
With all the needs and
desires of young adults.
- I wouldn't know about that.
- Apparently not.
These young people have the right to know
about the facts of life.
But you set yourself
up to judge what people
can and cannot read.
This is a free country Ms. Faller.
- That book has never
appeared in this library
and never will as long as I'm here.
- Let's hope that's not too long.
- They won seven games in
a row, they gotta be rough.
- Well they were playing lousy teams.
- Let's wait here for
the rest of the boys,
they outta be coming along.
- Come on kid, it's good for ya, come on.
(chuckling)
You see this is good
stuff, the real thing.
I mean this kinda grass is hard to get.
Now you won't appreciate my offer.
Now I'm only doing this because I like ya.
Hey Rip, give me those pictures.
Look kid, I'm gonna
make you a special deal
on the cigarettes and the pictures.
Give me five bucks and
the whole works of yours.
See you can smoke the cigarette.
And look at the pictures at the same time.
You become a man over night.
And now quit stalling and
give me the five bucks.
- I don't want it.
- Well look you kids wanna
learn the right way don't ya?
- Let us go.
- Well Tony learned from the
pictures, didn't you Tony?
You shouldn't of done that.
You don't need no pictures huh, friend?
You get all your litter
from the Swedish broad.
- I'm gonna get you.
- The only thing you're
gonna get is a busted head.
- Come on Tony, what's keeping you?
What's going on here Tony?
- Nothing Mr. Matti, nothing.
- [Mr. Matti] Then let's
go, everybody's waiting.
- Don't think this is over, Doctor.
I'll be seeing you again.
Real soon.
(upbeat instrumental music)
(engines racing)
- Well what's up?
Boss?
- I'll tell ya what's up.
You're suppose to be workin' for me.
I'm not paying you to get
into fights with Tony.
- Just having a little fun.
- It's no good for business.
You being in jail ain't
gonna do me no good.
- Man, jail is for clowns.
- Just watch your step.
You're suppose to sell the
stuff not take it yourself.
- [Duke] I don't have to worry.
- Not as long as I keep supplying you.
Right, kid?
- Yeah.
Right.
- This is the latest supply.
Top quality stuff.
No trouble in getting top price.
- This stuff's great.
- That's why you're getting $10 a load.
- That's a lot of coin.
- It's good stuff.
You can get it.
There's more from where this came.
You should be able to get rid of
the whole box this afternoon.
(laughing)
Sometimes I wonder about you.
Indecently,
what do you got against this kid Tony?
- What I got?
He thinks he's a big man.
Baseball.
Turning for college all the time.
And that chick.
- Yeah.
She's really stacked.
- I want that chick.
- What's stopping ya?
- [Duke] Nothing.
Nothing.
(laughing)
- [Arlene's Dad] When
is this going to stop?
You're only taking five subjects,
how can ya be failing three of them?
- The teachers.
- The teachers?
What have the teachers got to do with it?
You're the one that has
to put in the effort.
Do the studying, make the sacrificing.
The teachers can only do so much.
It's not the teachers that made you go out
seven nights a week is it?
- Oh father.
- Don't oh father me, I'm
fed up to here with you.
Your mother just sits over there knitting,
she's afraid to tell you anything.
- I'm late.
- I'm talking to you, young lady.
Don't tell me about being late again.
Look at you, the way you dress.
Low cut blouse.
Skirts above your knees.
Boots.
What are you suppose to be?
- This is the way all the kids dress.
Everybody dresses like this.
- I'm not interested in everybody,
I'm only interested in you.
Don't you realize I'm saying this to you
because we love you and don't
want you to get into trouble?
- You should listen to
your father, he's right.
- Oh I thought you had fallen asleep.
- No I'm not asleep.
- [Arlene's Dad] Well
you raise your daughter
as if you were asleep.
- Henry, that was uncalled for.
- How do you expect me to
grow up always fighting?
You talk about love, well that's the word
you don't know the meaning of.
I'm just his, another possession
like the car or the TV.
Something to show off to your friends.
Well there's more to
being a parent than that.
- What do you know about being a parent?
(car horns honking)
- There's Tony, I've gotta go.
- It's 7:30 now.
I want you home no later than 10 o'clock.
- Yes, Daddy.
(elegant instrumental music)
What do you think of girls
who ask boys to marry them?
- What brought this up?
- Well we've been going
together for a pretty long time.
- Oh don't start that again.
- Don't you like me even a little bit?
- You know how much I love you.
- Show me.
- That's how much.
- Show me some more.
- It's getting late.
- Tony.
Show me how much you really love me.
- We shouldn't be doing this.
- But we love each other.
That makes it alright.
- Somebody might come along.
- Please Tony, please.
- [Tony] You're wonderful.
- [Arlene] I'd stay here all night.
- [Tony] You know we can't.
- [Arlene] I'm always dreaming.
- [Tony] That's not such a bad dream.
- Hey wait a minute.
There's something I forgot to get.
Keep that joint low.
- Don't worry, what'd you forget?
- My book.
My hygiene book.
I left it in school.
- You don't need no book, Stookey.
You know how to do it.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
I'll be back in a minute.
(laughing)
(grim music)
(shouting)
(laughing)
(screaming)
(men chattering)
(screaming)
- Dammit de mont.
- Who did this?
- Nobody, nobody.
- I saw somebody run off.
- No, no, I just slipped and fell,
my heel caught on--
- Erika, tell me the truth.
- Please leave me alone, I'll be alright.
Where's my bag?
- Come along, I'll take you home.
- Thank you.
(elegant instrumental music)
- You should be glad that
you're not pregnant, young lady.
Most of the girls that come here
are expecting and that means trouble.
Trouble for them and
trouble for the babies.
A child needs love and attention.
And it can't get it from a mother alone.
- And I'm not pregnant.
- But I've already told you that.
- Are you sure?
- I've been a doctor for 28 years.
I think I can tell.
- I'm not pregnant, not even a little bit?
- Young lady, there is no such thing
as being a little bit pregnant.
- [Boss] You down there, Horus?
- Yeah.
I'm down here.
- Horus.
We got a little job for you to do.
- What kind of a job?
- It's something you
should like real good.
- These are yours.
Free.
- What do you want me to do?
- Very simple.
I got some pictures in my pocket.
I want you to place them
in that new teacher's desk.
- Ms. Petersen?
- That's her name.
- Now you won't have any trouble?
- Don't tell me how to do my job, kitten.
- Now don't start anything, either of you.
- Just keep this kid away from me.
- Now that's it, both of you.
I got enough trouble
with the lessons she's
teaching and those fancy text
books they're handing out.
The kids ain't got much use
for my kind of literature.
We'll soon get her wagon fixed.
- Tony I wanna talk to you.
- [Tony] Okay.
- It's not okay, come
out from under that car.
- [Tony] I'm in the middle of the job.
You can talk, there's
nobody else in the garage.
- Tony, it's important, come
out from under there right now.
- [Tony] No, look, I told
you before, I'm very busy,
can't you see?
- Tony.
I'm pregnant.
- What?
- I'm pregnant.
- You feeling alright?
Sit down.
When did you find out?
- Today.
I just came from the doctor's office.
- Holy cow.
- We gotta do something.
- Do,
what can we do?
I mean an abortion?
- We've got to get married.
- Married?
I'd have to leave school, drop out.
No college.
Holy cow, don't cry.
Listen we can work it out.
Ah don't cry, you're making me feel bad.
Look.
Let me get cleaned up,
we'll get out of here.
Wait right here I'll be
back in half a minute.
- I'm pregnant.
- [Margaret] What?
- That's why I'm running away from home.
- How long have you known?
- A week.
- What about your parents?
- I couldn't tell them,
they're in another world.
- [Margaret] Where you gonna go?
- I don't know.
- You sure this is the best way?
- It's the only way.
- What do you want me to do?
- Nothing, just promise
you won't tell anyone.
Margaret, promise.
- I promise.
Do you need any money?
- How much can you spare?
- $10?
- That's all?
- It's my whole weeks allowance.
- Thanks.
But you can't get far on $10.
Guess I'll have to hitch.
(suspenseful music)
- You running away from home or something?
- Yeah.
I run away from home every Thursday night.
- Pretty smart.
(phone ringing)
- Hello?
Telephone Arlene.
Telephone!
Arlene, telephone!
I'm not your secretary!
- Henry, stop shouting.
The neighbors.
- I don't give a hay about the neighbors.
Where is that girl?
I gave her expressed instructions
not to leave this room.
This is the last straw.
- But she's probably staying with one
of her girlfriends for the evening.
- Well she's coming right back home.
I'm going to make a few calls of my own.
I'll find out where she is.
- I didn't wanna sound inquisitive but,
how far you going kid?
- What's your last stop?
- California.
- That's how far I'm going.
- No Mr. Taylor.
I haven't seen her since
yesterday at school.
Yeah I'm sure.
No, don't call the police.
- Now tell me the truth young lady.
- Look maybe I better come over.
I don't think I can talk
about it on the phone.
(engine racing)
- You think it's easy traveling the roads?
- I'll get by.
- And what about your parents?
- They're dead.
- You
all alone then?
- Now I am.
- There's a truck stop north tell about
two miles down the road.
You get some food
and rest there.
- Rest?
- Yeah.
Rest.
- [Henry] I want the truth.
Why did she run off?
- I don't know how to tell you.
- Out with it girl!
- Arlene is pregnant.
- I knew this would happen.
I just knew it.
- Are you sure?
- She told me tonight.
- Who's the boy? Tony?
It's that teacher.
- What?
- That Ms. Petersen or
whatever her name is.
All that hygiene talk at school.
That's what did it.
- That's unfair about the teacher.
- Well why can't I say
it, it's true isn't it?
First, I'm gonna call the
police to find our daughter.
She couldn't of gone too far.
Then I'm gonna call a special
meeting of the town council
to take care of that Ms. Erika Petersen
and her sex education class.
(upbeat instrumental music)
- Well, what have we here?
- Hello Duke.
- What's a girl like you doing
in a nice place like this?
- What do you got in there, your lunch?
- I'm running away from home.
- Well isn't that nice?
- I'm not kidding.
- Finally smartened up huh?
- I've had it.
- Parents huh?
- Parents, school,
Tony.
- Why Tony?
Well how come you didn't
run to him when you
decided to split?
- Well you wouldn't believe this but
I came here by accident.
- Now come on, you could think
of a better story than that.
You've been making a play
for me every time I see you.
Want something to eat?
- I'm not hungry.
- That sounds a lot like to me you do.
- Hey Duke.
You wanna catch the drive in?
- You bet Duke, I checked
before they got back in town,
we can
all get in.
- Yeah the Sean Gurlahn Chain Gang.
- They're suppose to be a pretty hot show.
Wanna be on my chain gang?
Okay let's go.
- Hey.
And what about your check?
- [Duke] Stick it.
- Good you could get here so fast, Tony.
We have a serious problem on our hands.
- I came as soon as I got your message.
Did you hear anything more about Arlene?
- Not yet but I've got the police looking.
- How far of a head start
does she have Mr. Taylor?
- Not much, an hour, maybe two.
She couldn't of gone too far.
My guess is she's staying with
one of her other girlfriends
all safe and sound.
- I'm worried about her, Mr. Taylor.
She seemed pretty upset
these couple of days.
She may of done something drastic.
- I know my own daughter, boy.
She's safe and sound, just like I said.
Now you go find her and
bring her back here.
I'm sure her testimony will prove to be
mighty conclusive evidence.
- Okay mister, I'll find her.
- Good.
- How do you like the show?
- It's okay.
- You don't sound too happy.
Well maybe it's the company.
Hey you ain't being too
friendly to your new boyfriend.
Something tells me it's
gonna be a long evening.
- Mr. Blaire?
Have you seen any of
Arlene's girlfriends tonight?
- No kid's been in tonight, Tony.
The place is dead and I'm about ready
to close for the night.
Have an important town meeting to attend.
- You didn't see Arlene tonight did ya?
- Oh now that you mention
it I seem to recall
her walking by my window.
Yeah, that's right about,
two hours ago.
- Which way was she headed?
- Oh that way, it seems as she
was heading for the highway.
- Thanks Mr. Blaire.
- [Ben] Are we going to
let this happen again?
- Settle down, Ben.
Gettin' all hot and bothered
ain't gonna help things any.
- Teaching that kind
of stuff in a school's
like teaching about the
devil right in church.
- Now let's not get excited.
Cool heads are needed at a time like this.
- Who are you to talk Lewis?
You're the real one to blame.
You brought this teacher here.
- Yes I brought her here.
That's true and I would do it again.
- And you defend what you did?
- Mr. Taylor, if your
daughter became pregnant
it wasn't because of anything
she had read in a book.
- Is that suppose to be funny?
- No it wasn't meant to be a joke.
We can teach them only
so much in the schools.
The rest comes from the home, the family.
That's where a child really
learns the difference
between right and wrong.
- Hey Vladimir, have you seen Arlene?
- Who?
- Sorry, I'm a little bit on edge.
- Well don't take it out on me.
You're the one who decided
to run away from home,
nobody forced you.
- They all forced me.
- Now listen, everybody's
beginning to look over here.
Don't make a fool out of Duke
Markell or you'll be sorry.
Arlene.
- [Arlene] I wanna get out of here.
- You better have your
walking shoes on baby.
- Just continue to watch the show, folks.
She ain't gettin' very far.
- Hey I don't suppose you've
seen Arlene tonight have you?
- Arlene? No.
Oh yeah I see her early evening.
- Yeah well, who she with?
- I don't remember.
- What do you mean you don't remember?
She was here right? So who was she with.
- She was with Duke, his
friends, I don't know.
- Duke.
Now where'd they go?
- How would I know?
They went that way over
drive in some place.
- The drive in, you sure now?
- Yeah I'm sure.
- Thanks a lot, Ben.
(horns honking)
- [Man] Hey, come here!
(horns honking)
- Hey.
Look who's decided to show.
(horns honking)
Come on baby, do a dance for us.
Oh you like to dance.
First you gotta pass the initiation test.
- [Arlene] Get away from me.
(upbeat instrumental music)
- [Man] Come on Duke!
- Come on Duke, come on!
- Get him, come on, go, go!
- [Man] Come on Duke!
- Come on Duke.
- [Man] Get him, come on,
don't let him do that.
- Come on Duke!
- Get him, get him!
- Come on Duke, come on.
- Get him, go, get him, go!
- [Man] Come on Duke!
- [Man] Come on Duke.
- [Man] Get him, come on
don't let him do that.
- Are you alright?
- I think so.
Tony, I've done a terrible thing.
- Don't talk now, wait
'till I get you home.
- No.
I've gotta tell you.
- What is it?
- I told everybody I
was gonna have a baby.
- I know, your father told me.
- No listen.
I'm not pregnant.
- You're not pregnant?
- I was crazy.
I wanted to scare you,
my parents, Ms. Petersen.
I was jealous of her and you.
I thought I was losing you and I thought
it was the only way I
could make you love me.
By being pregnant.
- Arlene, you know I love you.
- Not the way I want you to.
- I think you've done more
harm then you're aware of.
- What do you mean?
- Right now with the town meeting going on
and Ms. Petersen is on trial.
- She had no right going into an area
that's essentially a medical problem.
- You use the word problem.
There is no problem.
Only you make the problem.
For young people to learn
about themselves, their bodies,
this is no problem.
We teach them about the heart, the lungs.
These are parts of the body.
Why not about the parts
of the body that all
future life is dependent on?
Only for learning can they understand
the responsibility.
- Only through learning?
The janitor Horus while
cleaning came across
these in your desk, is
this part of your course?
- I don't know what you're talking about.
- Yeah well look at these, Bob.
- Disgraceful.
- Take them away.
- Have you seen enough, Judge?
- You better burn them.
- Pornography.
- Well I'm glad you know
what you're selling.
They were found in your desk.
- I don't know who put them there.
- You put them there yourself.
- That's a lie.
Wait a minute, what were you
doing in my desk the other day?
- What about the movie?
- Yes, there's the case of
the motion picture film.
- That's what the girl
Margaret was telling me about.
- Let's run the film.
- Let me interrupt you gentlemen before
continuing your little trial.
This film was made in one of our
large metropolitan hospitals.
It shows the birth of a
child from natural methods,
cesarean section and the birth of twins.
It was made by doctors for doctors.
- Then why have the
film in your possession?
- Strictly for educational purposes.
- [Henry] Show the film.
Bob, get the lights.
- [Narrator] We will now
proceed to demonstrate
the motusapprandi of the
universial obstractical forceps.
The blades are introduced
by the direct method
along the desired line of
application on the fetal head.
The handles are locked together
at a certain moment to make
possible the articulation
of the universal joint.
The blades have been locked
underhead thus the initial
grasp is maintained throughout
the entire operation.
The universal joint is articulated
permitting extraction in
any desired direction.
When traction is applied
the head with the blades
and the spear of the joint
can singulusly can advance
in the path of least resistance.
The blades are introduced
in the manner just shown.
The branches of the instrument are locked
following by the closing of
the blades on the fetal head.
In more than 200 deliveries
with the universal forceps
there was no selfestes or extensions
of the biplosodomy.
We noticed only an occasional
minor nuclosa abrasion.
The fetal surface of the
braid is bevel and scooped
to promote a grip
adaptation of the fetal head
and to eliminate the so
called pressure points.
This new instrument can
be easily taken apart
for cleaning and sterilizing
by opening the handle plate and separating
the two branches of the forceps
by turning a knob on the fital dog
to split universal jointers open
and the blade can be disconnected.
To connect the blades through the handle,
the hemisphere of the joint
is placed on the socket
and engaged so it becomes
flush with the socket.
The joint is articulated
and traction applied
in the direction to favor extension.
When the interior frontinal appears
at the posterior promisure of the vulva,
the blades are opened and removed.
I want to correct thew
false visual impression
created in the picture that
a strong traction force
is required in these cases.
The forces applied is in the
plane of least resistance
and is much less than that required
with the rigid forceps.
The head is delivered.
The rest of the delivery is accomplished
in the usual manner.
The baby weighing nine pounds, two ounces.
This new obstetical forceps
is designed to meet and satisfy
all the essential requirements of
the universal obstetical forceps.
These requirements are,
one aqua bacteriological application,
two, extraction in all positions.
Three, minimal compression
of the fetal head
and four, prevention of
trauma by the forceps
for mother and baby.
- That's what you're learning in school?
- These films were not yet shown.
As the classes are planned
out well in advance,
this film was scheduled to
be shown in three weeks time.
- And what would the children have learned
by seeing the film?
- They would've seen the beauty and purity
of the reproductive system.
There is nothing wrong with that.
I don't care so much
that I am on trial here.
But not what I'm teaching.
These films were not
intended for large meetings
or stag shows.
They're for the education of all.
We always have a great fear
of what we do not know.
The fear of the unknown.
Education is the only
thing that can change that.
Mr. Taylor,
how much did you and your
wife tell your daughter
about the facts of life
when she became of age?
- Well.
- You don't have to answer.
Apparently you told her nothing.
Was it because you didn't know?
Were you embarrassed or ashamed?
You didn't know how to tell her.
Then it is you who have committed
the greatest crime of all.
The crime of ignorance.
You're an intelligent and
successful business man.
But in the most basic lesson
of all you have failed.
If parents were able to and did prepare
their children for life
and all that that means,
then the rate of illegitimacy
that has grown 10 fold
in the last seven years
would all but disappear.
That is why the schools must take over.
Because parents are either afraid or
don't know how or for some reason or other
keep their children in the dark.
And let them make their
own tragic mistakes.
Would you rather your child
learned about sex and life
in a school room under proper supervision?
Or in the back seat of
a car at a drive in?
The choice is yours.
- [Arlene] I'm not pregnant.
- Oh my little girl.
Are you sure?
- It's a good thing I found her in time.
Duke and the raiders
were closing in on her.
- That bunch should be put away.
- I'm calling Sheriff
Nickels to bring them
in for questioning.
- Better get that creep Kaplan too,
that's where he gets his orders.
- We'll bring em' all in.
Horus,
not so fast.
We have a few questions to ask
you about some photographs.
- Horus?
- Yeah?
- I think you'd better
start looking for a new job.
- Yeah.
- You gave us quite a scare young lady.
- It'll never happen again.
- I hope not, it's nothing
to fool around with.
- I don't wanna go through that again.
- Ms. Petersen,
I wanna apologize.
- That's not necessary.
- She's a brave woman.
- You're right.
Like someone once said,
it took a woman to show us the light.
(engines racing)
- Excuse me?
Could you tell me the way to
Mrs. Wagoner's rooming house?
- Oh it's about a mile from the station.
You want me to call you a cab Ms.?
- Ms. Petersen, yes I would
appreciate it if you would.
I've just arrived here, I'm
the new health instructor
at Claremont High School.
- You're gonna teach public
health and first aid?
Well that's very nice.
- Well not exactly.
- Huh?
- Excuse me, I'm very tired.
Could you please call that cab now?
- Certainly.
Yellow Cab please.
(instrumental music)
(tires screeching)
- What's up with the get
up, I'll run you right
off the track.
- Are you alright?
If you spent half the time on your car
that you do making excuses
you might win a race
once in a while.
- Think you're a big man, huh?
- [Tony]] Why don't you get out of here?
- You gonna make me?
- You better find somebody
else to play with.
Duke's just looking
for trouble and someday
he's gonna find it.
- [Arlene] He's a pretty tough guy.
- Well maybe you should've stayed with him
if he's so tough.
- But that's what I like about you.
You're a lover not a fighter.
(elegant instrumental music)
- Now what's that you
were saying about Duke?
- Duke who?
Can't you take a joke?
- Not that kind of joke.
- You'd make a very generous husband.
- Husband?
That's mighty serious
kind of talk, young lady.
- [Arlene] I mean it Tony.
- Can't we change the subject?
- No we can't Tony Michaels.
I'm thinking about our future.
We just can't keep going on like this.
- [Tony] You know my parents.
They want me to go off to medical school.
They've wanted that
since I was a little boy.
- Yeah well sometimes I think
you're still a little boy.
Sometimes I think you take me for granted.
- Listen, honey.
We'll work it out.
- You're lucky.
I love you very much.
- Okay you're all in your honor.
Each of you will receive
two different sets
of questions over your headphones.
And no two people will get the same test.
So looking at your neighbors
paper will do no good.
Alright if there are no
questions we can begin.
Oh remember.
Answer and read all of the
instructions very carefully.
You have exactly 30 seconds
to answer each question.
Mr. Owens?
(suspenseful music)
- What have you got there?
- Nothing Mr. Rowens.
- I think we better take a
trip to see the principal.
- Ms. Petersen,
I can't stress
highly enough the
dignity you must approach
this assignment with.
You understand of course it's,
it's only an experiment.
And I maybe taking my whole career
in my hands in doing this.
- I realize the pressures you're under.
And I appreciate the
opportunity given to me.
There are not too many
educators as enlightened as you.
- I may be enlightened
but if anything goes wrong I
could be out of a job here.
- As an educator you mustn't think of
it in terms such as that.
Claremont will be the first high school
in the state to receive sex
education on a regular basis.
After all, what has a more basic need
than the actual preparation for life?
- Well,
you'll soon learn that everybody doesn't
view it in the same light.
Sex to many people is something dirty,
something to avoid talking about.
- I've been up against that before.
It's merely a matter of presenting
the material in the proper manner.
- I'm glad you think it's that easy.
I only hope to God you're right.
(knocking on door)
Yes?
Come in.
- Mr. Markell was taking his end term exam
in a very unusual manner.
He thought it was an open book test.
He's hidden some papers inside his shirt.
- Thank you Mr. Rollins.
Sit down over there, Duke.
Ms. Petersen, there is something I must
tend to immediately.
I'll introduce you to
the rest of the faculty
members later on and then we
can continue our discussion.
- Thank you very much Mr. Rowen.
- And now,
about you, young man.
(upbeat instrumental music)
- Oh hey coach, just getting in shape.
- Glad to see it, boys.
Hey Tony I got some great news.
Next semester I'm gonna
have a lot more time
to devote to the team.
- How come?
- Well I'm not gonna be
teaching health education
next semester, they're
bringing in a new teacher.
- New teacher?
- Yes, a woman.
Don't laugh, she's
suppose to be very good.
Some kind of experiment
the principal is trying.
I don't know too much about it.
It's suppose to be some
kind of new course.
Health education being taught by a woman.
That's something new.
- Yeah probably some old.
- I'm here to introduce Ms. Erika Petersen
who will be your instructor.
Now this is the first time
she'll be teaching this school.
And I'm expecting you to
extend the same courtesy to her
as you would to any of
our own instructors.
Especially since Ms.
Petersen is also a newcomer
to our country.
Having recently arrived from Sweden.
As many of you already know,
beginning this semester
Claremont High will radically
be changing its health education class.
From now on it'll be known
as anatomical biology.
The main reason for this change
is because the course
will be entirely directed
toward the preparation for life.
A study of what makes up the differences
between man and woman
and the various functions
their bodies perform.
- Yeah, man.
- Alright that's enough of that.
This is very serious business.
You're very lucky that Mr. Lewis,
our honored principal is forward enough
to introduce this type of class here.
Now I'm gonna let Ms.
Petersen speak to you.
Ms. Petersen.
- Thank you Mr. Matti.
I know how it is to be
introduced to a new teacher.
And I know it's going to be
a bit difficult at first.
Mr. Matti's been kind of enough to give me
his role book with a brief biographical
sketch on each of you.
This is merely to aquant myself with you.
I hope within a weeks time I
shall know you all by name.
Let me see, you're Tony
Michaels and you like
stock car racing.
You're also very good at athletics.
And you're Inat Litten
and you like to paint
during your spare time.
Mr. Matti even told me that'd
you like to major in art
when you go to college.
See I'm running already.
I won't press my luck
too far as I'm afraid
I shall say something like
Robert is interested in
making his own dresses.
(laughing)
Alright let's settle down to business now.
- Teach,
you said nothing about me.
I'm Duke Markell and I like girls.
(laughing)
- Tell me Mr. Duke Markell,
if you like girls so much,
why is it the girls don't like you?
(gasping)
As you know, part of
our studies will include
why boys like girls and
why girls like boys.
I think this will prove very educational
to certain individuals in this class.
The course of study here will be known as
anatomical biology as Mr.
Matti has already pointed out.
Superficially we will
study plant and animal life
to learn the basics of
anatomy and cell reproduction
as nature has provided.
More importantly though,
we will study the anatomy of the human.
We will learn about the
nervous system, muscles,
glands and organs and
how they all function
separately and relatedly.
Sexual attraction,
procreation, reproduction
and finally birth will all
be included in this course.
In essence, this is a course
of study for young adults.
Two texts are required
reading for this course.
The first,
Modelin's Basics in Human Anatomy
is the best for our kind of work.
In fact most colleges use it today.
This will be supplemented by Cara Cola's
Adult Sexual Behavior.
Both these books have been ordered
and we should have them
for you early next week.
We will also use visual aid to demonstrate
the functions of the
anatomical systems and organs.
These will include three
dimensional models,
charts and film presentations.
I must advise you that the
film you will be seeing
a few weeks from today
was actually photographed
under the direction of staff doctors
in one of our largest
metropolitan hospitals.
In fact this film is shown in
most medical colleges today.
You will actually
witness the birth process
by natural method, cesarean section.
And you will also see multiple
births of twins and triplets.
Because of the clinical
nature of this film,
I know some of you will
not wish to view it.
This is understandable.
And you will be excused for that session.
Our principal Mr. Lewis
has agreed that the viewing
of the film will be optional
and that you will in no way be credit
regarding its contents.
However, the class is
preceding the screening
will prepare you for what
you may expect to see.
One thing more before we're
interrupted by the bell,
if any of you would like
to do additional reading
on this subject I strongly recommend
Soul Search Male and Female.
I'm sure your school library
has a copy available.
- Ms. Petersen?
- [Ms. Petersen] Yes Tony?
- I've already checked the library and
Ms. Faller the librarian
told me it wasn't available.
- That's very interesting, Tony.
I didn't know you knew of this book.
- Well I'd like to become a doctor.
In fact our family
physician Dr. Wilson told me
to read this book last year.
- [Ms. Petersen] And Ms.
Faller didn't know of the book?
Well it's fairly recent,
perhaps she didn't notice it
in the book publishers catalog.
- She knew of it.
She said it was indecent for her library.
(laughing)
- Nonsense, at least 90% of
all colleges and universities
have this book in their library
and as many as 50% of all high schools.
I'll discuss this matter
personally with Ms. Faller.
(bell ringing)
Oh Tony, have you a moment to spare?
- Oh sure Ms. Petersen.
- I brought along some of my own charts,
I wondered if you could help me hang them.
I can't quite reach that high.
- Oh sure no problem.
- [Ms. Petersen] Thank you Tony.
- Are you two going dancing tonight?
Arlene.
- What Margaret?
- Are you and Tony going
to the Disco Tech tonight?
- Sure.
At least I think so.
Let me ask Tony.
Tony?
Tony?
- Your boyfriend the doctor,
looks like he ain't gonna
have much trouble with this course.
- This kind of class interests him.
- Would interest me too if that chick
asked me to stay after school.
Hey.
If you're not doin' nothin' how 'bout,
how 'bout getting a
coco or something? Huh?
- Okay.
You wanna come Margaret?
- No thanks.
I have a late class.
See you tonight.
- Okay.
(upbeat instrumental music)
- What's the matter with you tonight?
- Huh?
- You listening to me?
- I hear you.
- You keep looking over at Duke.
Maybe you should've asked him to take ya.
- I asked you.
- And nobody would ever know it.
- I'm sorry.
- Yeah.
(upbeat instrumental music)
♫ I want you
♫ Let me tell you what
I'm gonna do, I want you
♫ And then I'm gonna
show you something new
♫ I'm gonna show you how to hold my hand
♫ I'm gonna show you
things that this old man
♫ Baby baby I want you
♫ I want you I want you
♫ I want you
♫ Let me tell you no one
else will do I want you
♫ And then I'm gonna
teach you something new
♫ I'm gonna try up a new way of kissin'
♫ I'm gonna show you things
that you been missin'
♫ Whoa baby baby I want you
♫ I want you, I want you
♫ I wanna take you out tonight
♫ So darling come away with me
♫ I wanna show you how to love so darling
♫ Won't you stay with me
♫ You'll never be lovely
♫ Because I want you only
♫ No baby baby I want you
♫ I want you I want you
♫ I want you
♫ Let me tell you what
I'm gonna do, I want you
♫ 'Cause I know how to
make your dreams come true
♫ You're gonna learn that I'll come again
♫ You're gonna see what
keeps his homer spinning
♫ Baby baby I want you
I want you I want you
♫ I'm gonna take you out tonight
♫ So darling come away with me
♫ I'm gonna teach you how to love
♫ So darling won't you stay with me
♫ You'll never be lonely
♫ 'Cause I want you only
♫ Baby baby I want you
♫ I want you, I want you
♫ I want you
♫ I'll take you places that
you never knew, I want you
♫ 'Cause I know how to
make your dreams come true
♫ You're gonna learn it
all from the beginning
♫ You're gonna see what keeps
this whole world spinning
♫ Baby baby I want you
♫ I want you
♫ I want you
♫ I want you baby
- You two look very good together.
The young lady's with me.
- Oh correction, she was with you.
- What do you say?
- Now listen.
- Now listen,
either you're with him or with me.
Make up your mind, quick.
- Well I came with Tony.
- Forget it.
- [Man] The guy's just
looking for trouble.
- Think I'm sitting with trouble.
- Tony I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Look if you didn't start
anything you wouldn't
have to be sorry later.
- Come on, let's dance.
- Oh no you're not, we're
going home right now.
- No.
- Right now!
(door slamming)
Come on.
He wants to bring her
home early so here she is.
- I always know I can
count on you, Tony, thanks.
Would you like to step in
for a Coke or something?
- No thanks, I gotta get
home, we got an exam tomorrow
and a big game in the afternoon.
- [Arlene's Dad] I wish
Arlene had your attitude.
She'll cram two hours before a test
and that's that.
You can't learn anything that way.
- Please, father.
- [Arlene's Dad] She
doesn't like to hear it.
The truth always hurts.
- Please.
- Okay young lady now up to your room.
No TV tonight.
For once you listen to your dad.
Did you two have a good time?
- [Tony] Yeah.
Sure.
- [Arlene's Dad] Doesn't sound that way.
Anything wrong?
- No.
Now listen I gotta get home.
- [Arlene's Dad] Goodnight, son.
- Good morning, Ms. Faller.
- Good morning, Ms. Petersen.
Can I be of some assistance?
- Yes, one of my students,
maybe you know him,
Tony Michaels told me
he was unable to find
Soul Search Male and Female on file here.
You do have the book, don't you?
- Most certainly not.
- Why not Ms. Faller?
It's one of the most standard
texts on anatomical hygiene.
- It's a filthy book.
- Filthy?
- Yes, filthy.
I wouldn't allow one of our students
to even leaf through it.
The illustrations are positively vulgar.
- They only show the
beauty of the human body.
- Teenage children are not
meant to see such things.
- That's just the point.
These youngsters are
not children any longer.
Their bodies are the
bodies of young adults.
With all the needs and
desires of young adults.
- I wouldn't know about that.
- Apparently not.
These young people have the right to know
about the facts of life.
But you set yourself
up to judge what people
can and cannot read.
This is a free country Ms. Faller.
- That book has never
appeared in this library
and never will as long as I'm here.
- Let's hope that's not too long.
- They won seven games in
a row, they gotta be rough.
- Well they were playing lousy teams.
- Let's wait here for
the rest of the boys,
they outta be coming along.
- Come on kid, it's good for ya, come on.
(chuckling)
You see this is good
stuff, the real thing.
I mean this kinda grass is hard to get.
Now you won't appreciate my offer.
Now I'm only doing this because I like ya.
Hey Rip, give me those pictures.
Look kid, I'm gonna
make you a special deal
on the cigarettes and the pictures.
Give me five bucks and
the whole works of yours.
See you can smoke the cigarette.
And look at the pictures at the same time.
You become a man over night.
And now quit stalling and
give me the five bucks.
- I don't want it.
- Well look you kids wanna
learn the right way don't ya?
- Let us go.
- Well Tony learned from the
pictures, didn't you Tony?
You shouldn't of done that.
You don't need no pictures huh, friend?
You get all your litter
from the Swedish broad.
- I'm gonna get you.
- The only thing you're
gonna get is a busted head.
- Come on Tony, what's keeping you?
What's going on here Tony?
- Nothing Mr. Matti, nothing.
- [Mr. Matti] Then let's
go, everybody's waiting.
- Don't think this is over, Doctor.
I'll be seeing you again.
Real soon.
(upbeat instrumental music)
(engines racing)
- Well what's up?
Boss?
- I'll tell ya what's up.
You're suppose to be workin' for me.
I'm not paying you to get
into fights with Tony.
- Just having a little fun.
- It's no good for business.
You being in jail ain't
gonna do me no good.
- Man, jail is for clowns.
- Just watch your step.
You're suppose to sell the
stuff not take it yourself.
- [Duke] I don't have to worry.
- Not as long as I keep supplying you.
Right, kid?
- Yeah.
Right.
- This is the latest supply.
Top quality stuff.
No trouble in getting top price.
- This stuff's great.
- That's why you're getting $10 a load.
- That's a lot of coin.
- It's good stuff.
You can get it.
There's more from where this came.
You should be able to get rid of
the whole box this afternoon.
(laughing)
Sometimes I wonder about you.
Indecently,
what do you got against this kid Tony?
- What I got?
He thinks he's a big man.
Baseball.
Turning for college all the time.
And that chick.
- Yeah.
She's really stacked.
- I want that chick.
- What's stopping ya?
- [Duke] Nothing.
Nothing.
(laughing)
- [Arlene's Dad] When
is this going to stop?
You're only taking five subjects,
how can ya be failing three of them?
- The teachers.
- The teachers?
What have the teachers got to do with it?
You're the one that has
to put in the effort.
Do the studying, make the sacrificing.
The teachers can only do so much.
It's not the teachers that made you go out
seven nights a week is it?
- Oh father.
- Don't oh father me, I'm
fed up to here with you.
Your mother just sits over there knitting,
she's afraid to tell you anything.
- I'm late.
- I'm talking to you, young lady.
Don't tell me about being late again.
Look at you, the way you dress.
Low cut blouse.
Skirts above your knees.
Boots.
What are you suppose to be?
- This is the way all the kids dress.
Everybody dresses like this.
- I'm not interested in everybody,
I'm only interested in you.
Don't you realize I'm saying this to you
because we love you and don't
want you to get into trouble?
- You should listen to
your father, he's right.
- Oh I thought you had fallen asleep.
- No I'm not asleep.
- [Arlene's Dad] Well
you raise your daughter
as if you were asleep.
- Henry, that was uncalled for.
- How do you expect me to
grow up always fighting?
You talk about love, well that's the word
you don't know the meaning of.
I'm just his, another possession
like the car or the TV.
Something to show off to your friends.
Well there's more to
being a parent than that.
- What do you know about being a parent?
(car horns honking)
- There's Tony, I've gotta go.
- It's 7:30 now.
I want you home no later than 10 o'clock.
- Yes, Daddy.
(elegant instrumental music)
What do you think of girls
who ask boys to marry them?
- What brought this up?
- Well we've been going
together for a pretty long time.
- Oh don't start that again.
- Don't you like me even a little bit?
- You know how much I love you.
- Show me.
- That's how much.
- Show me some more.
- It's getting late.
- Tony.
Show me how much you really love me.
- We shouldn't be doing this.
- But we love each other.
That makes it alright.
- Somebody might come along.
- Please Tony, please.
- [Tony] You're wonderful.
- [Arlene] I'd stay here all night.
- [Tony] You know we can't.
- [Arlene] I'm always dreaming.
- [Tony] That's not such a bad dream.
- Hey wait a minute.
There's something I forgot to get.
Keep that joint low.
- Don't worry, what'd you forget?
- My book.
My hygiene book.
I left it in school.
- You don't need no book, Stookey.
You know how to do it.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
I'll be back in a minute.
(laughing)
(grim music)
(shouting)
(laughing)
(screaming)
(men chattering)
(screaming)
- Dammit de mont.
- Who did this?
- Nobody, nobody.
- I saw somebody run off.
- No, no, I just slipped and fell,
my heel caught on--
- Erika, tell me the truth.
- Please leave me alone, I'll be alright.
Where's my bag?
- Come along, I'll take you home.
- Thank you.
(elegant instrumental music)
- You should be glad that
you're not pregnant, young lady.
Most of the girls that come here
are expecting and that means trouble.
Trouble for them and
trouble for the babies.
A child needs love and attention.
And it can't get it from a mother alone.
- And I'm not pregnant.
- But I've already told you that.
- Are you sure?
- I've been a doctor for 28 years.
I think I can tell.
- I'm not pregnant, not even a little bit?
- Young lady, there is no such thing
as being a little bit pregnant.
- [Boss] You down there, Horus?
- Yeah.
I'm down here.
- Horus.
We got a little job for you to do.
- What kind of a job?
- It's something you
should like real good.
- These are yours.
Free.
- What do you want me to do?
- Very simple.
I got some pictures in my pocket.
I want you to place them
in that new teacher's desk.
- Ms. Petersen?
- That's her name.
- Now you won't have any trouble?
- Don't tell me how to do my job, kitten.
- Now don't start anything, either of you.
- Just keep this kid away from me.
- Now that's it, both of you.
I got enough trouble
with the lessons she's
teaching and those fancy text
books they're handing out.
The kids ain't got much use
for my kind of literature.
We'll soon get her wagon fixed.
- Tony I wanna talk to you.
- [Tony] Okay.
- It's not okay, come
out from under that car.
- [Tony] I'm in the middle of the job.
You can talk, there's
nobody else in the garage.
- Tony, it's important, come
out from under there right now.
- [Tony] No, look, I told
you before, I'm very busy,
can't you see?
- Tony.
I'm pregnant.
- What?
- I'm pregnant.
- You feeling alright?
Sit down.
When did you find out?
- Today.
I just came from the doctor's office.
- Holy cow.
- We gotta do something.
- Do,
what can we do?
I mean an abortion?
- We've got to get married.
- Married?
I'd have to leave school, drop out.
No college.
Holy cow, don't cry.
Listen we can work it out.
Ah don't cry, you're making me feel bad.
Look.
Let me get cleaned up,
we'll get out of here.
Wait right here I'll be
back in half a minute.
- I'm pregnant.
- [Margaret] What?
- That's why I'm running away from home.
- How long have you known?
- A week.
- What about your parents?
- I couldn't tell them,
they're in another world.
- [Margaret] Where you gonna go?
- I don't know.
- You sure this is the best way?
- It's the only way.
- What do you want me to do?
- Nothing, just promise
you won't tell anyone.
Margaret, promise.
- I promise.
Do you need any money?
- How much can you spare?
- $10?
- That's all?
- It's my whole weeks allowance.
- Thanks.
But you can't get far on $10.
Guess I'll have to hitch.
(suspenseful music)
- You running away from home or something?
- Yeah.
I run away from home every Thursday night.
- Pretty smart.
(phone ringing)
- Hello?
Telephone Arlene.
Telephone!
Arlene, telephone!
I'm not your secretary!
- Henry, stop shouting.
The neighbors.
- I don't give a hay about the neighbors.
Where is that girl?
I gave her expressed instructions
not to leave this room.
This is the last straw.
- But she's probably staying with one
of her girlfriends for the evening.
- Well she's coming right back home.
I'm going to make a few calls of my own.
I'll find out where she is.
- I didn't wanna sound inquisitive but,
how far you going kid?
- What's your last stop?
- California.
- That's how far I'm going.
- No Mr. Taylor.
I haven't seen her since
yesterday at school.
Yeah I'm sure.
No, don't call the police.
- Now tell me the truth young lady.
- Look maybe I better come over.
I don't think I can talk
about it on the phone.
(engine racing)
- You think it's easy traveling the roads?
- I'll get by.
- And what about your parents?
- They're dead.
- You
all alone then?
- Now I am.
- There's a truck stop north tell about
two miles down the road.
You get some food
and rest there.
- Rest?
- Yeah.
Rest.
- [Henry] I want the truth.
Why did she run off?
- I don't know how to tell you.
- Out with it girl!
- Arlene is pregnant.
- I knew this would happen.
I just knew it.
- Are you sure?
- She told me tonight.
- Who's the boy? Tony?
It's that teacher.
- What?
- That Ms. Petersen or
whatever her name is.
All that hygiene talk at school.
That's what did it.
- That's unfair about the teacher.
- Well why can't I say
it, it's true isn't it?
First, I'm gonna call the
police to find our daughter.
She couldn't of gone too far.
Then I'm gonna call a special
meeting of the town council
to take care of that Ms. Erika Petersen
and her sex education class.
(upbeat instrumental music)
- Well, what have we here?
- Hello Duke.
- What's a girl like you doing
in a nice place like this?
- What do you got in there, your lunch?
- I'm running away from home.
- Well isn't that nice?
- I'm not kidding.
- Finally smartened up huh?
- I've had it.
- Parents huh?
- Parents, school,
Tony.
- Why Tony?
Well how come you didn't
run to him when you
decided to split?
- Well you wouldn't believe this but
I came here by accident.
- Now come on, you could think
of a better story than that.
You've been making a play
for me every time I see you.
Want something to eat?
- I'm not hungry.
- That sounds a lot like to me you do.
- Hey Duke.
You wanna catch the drive in?
- You bet Duke, I checked
before they got back in town,
we can
all get in.
- Yeah the Sean Gurlahn Chain Gang.
- They're suppose to be a pretty hot show.
Wanna be on my chain gang?
Okay let's go.
- Hey.
And what about your check?
- [Duke] Stick it.
- Good you could get here so fast, Tony.
We have a serious problem on our hands.
- I came as soon as I got your message.
Did you hear anything more about Arlene?
- Not yet but I've got the police looking.
- How far of a head start
does she have Mr. Taylor?
- Not much, an hour, maybe two.
She couldn't of gone too far.
My guess is she's staying with
one of her other girlfriends
all safe and sound.
- I'm worried about her, Mr. Taylor.
She seemed pretty upset
these couple of days.
She may of done something drastic.
- I know my own daughter, boy.
She's safe and sound, just like I said.
Now you go find her and
bring her back here.
I'm sure her testimony will prove to be
mighty conclusive evidence.
- Okay mister, I'll find her.
- Good.
- How do you like the show?
- It's okay.
- You don't sound too happy.
Well maybe it's the company.
Hey you ain't being too
friendly to your new boyfriend.
Something tells me it's
gonna be a long evening.
- Mr. Blaire?
Have you seen any of
Arlene's girlfriends tonight?
- No kid's been in tonight, Tony.
The place is dead and I'm about ready
to close for the night.
Have an important town meeting to attend.
- You didn't see Arlene tonight did ya?
- Oh now that you mention
it I seem to recall
her walking by my window.
Yeah, that's right about,
two hours ago.
- Which way was she headed?
- Oh that way, it seems as she
was heading for the highway.
- Thanks Mr. Blaire.
- [Ben] Are we going to
let this happen again?
- Settle down, Ben.
Gettin' all hot and bothered
ain't gonna help things any.
- Teaching that kind
of stuff in a school's
like teaching about the
devil right in church.
- Now let's not get excited.
Cool heads are needed at a time like this.
- Who are you to talk Lewis?
You're the real one to blame.
You brought this teacher here.
- Yes I brought her here.
That's true and I would do it again.
- And you defend what you did?
- Mr. Taylor, if your
daughter became pregnant
it wasn't because of anything
she had read in a book.
- Is that suppose to be funny?
- No it wasn't meant to be a joke.
We can teach them only
so much in the schools.
The rest comes from the home, the family.
That's where a child really
learns the difference
between right and wrong.
- Hey Vladimir, have you seen Arlene?
- Who?
- Sorry, I'm a little bit on edge.
- Well don't take it out on me.
You're the one who decided
to run away from home,
nobody forced you.
- They all forced me.
- Now listen, everybody's
beginning to look over here.
Don't make a fool out of Duke
Markell or you'll be sorry.
Arlene.
- [Arlene] I wanna get out of here.
- You better have your
walking shoes on baby.
- Just continue to watch the show, folks.
She ain't gettin' very far.
- Hey I don't suppose you've
seen Arlene tonight have you?
- Arlene? No.
Oh yeah I see her early evening.
- Yeah well, who she with?
- I don't remember.
- What do you mean you don't remember?
She was here right? So who was she with.
- She was with Duke, his
friends, I don't know.
- Duke.
Now where'd they go?
- How would I know?
They went that way over
drive in some place.
- The drive in, you sure now?
- Yeah I'm sure.
- Thanks a lot, Ben.
(horns honking)
- [Man] Hey, come here!
(horns honking)
- Hey.
Look who's decided to show.
(horns honking)
Come on baby, do a dance for us.
Oh you like to dance.
First you gotta pass the initiation test.
- [Arlene] Get away from me.
(upbeat instrumental music)
- [Man] Come on Duke!
- Come on Duke, come on!
- Get him, come on, go, go!
- [Man] Come on Duke!
- Come on Duke.
- [Man] Get him, come on,
don't let him do that.
- Come on Duke!
- Get him, get him!
- Come on Duke, come on.
- Get him, go, get him, go!
- [Man] Come on Duke!
- [Man] Come on Duke.
- [Man] Get him, come on
don't let him do that.
- Are you alright?
- I think so.
Tony, I've done a terrible thing.
- Don't talk now, wait
'till I get you home.
- No.
I've gotta tell you.
- What is it?
- I told everybody I
was gonna have a baby.
- I know, your father told me.
- No listen.
I'm not pregnant.
- You're not pregnant?
- I was crazy.
I wanted to scare you,
my parents, Ms. Petersen.
I was jealous of her and you.
I thought I was losing you and I thought
it was the only way I
could make you love me.
By being pregnant.
- Arlene, you know I love you.
- Not the way I want you to.
- I think you've done more
harm then you're aware of.
- What do you mean?
- Right now with the town meeting going on
and Ms. Petersen is on trial.
- She had no right going into an area
that's essentially a medical problem.
- You use the word problem.
There is no problem.
Only you make the problem.
For young people to learn
about themselves, their bodies,
this is no problem.
We teach them about the heart, the lungs.
These are parts of the body.
Why not about the parts
of the body that all
future life is dependent on?
Only for learning can they understand
the responsibility.
- Only through learning?
The janitor Horus while
cleaning came across
these in your desk, is
this part of your course?
- I don't know what you're talking about.
- Yeah well look at these, Bob.
- Disgraceful.
- Take them away.
- Have you seen enough, Judge?
- You better burn them.
- Pornography.
- Well I'm glad you know
what you're selling.
They were found in your desk.
- I don't know who put them there.
- You put them there yourself.
- That's a lie.
Wait a minute, what were you
doing in my desk the other day?
- What about the movie?
- Yes, there's the case of
the motion picture film.
- That's what the girl
Margaret was telling me about.
- Let's run the film.
- Let me interrupt you gentlemen before
continuing your little trial.
This film was made in one of our
large metropolitan hospitals.
It shows the birth of a
child from natural methods,
cesarean section and the birth of twins.
It was made by doctors for doctors.
- Then why have the
film in your possession?
- Strictly for educational purposes.
- [Henry] Show the film.
Bob, get the lights.
- [Narrator] We will now
proceed to demonstrate
the motusapprandi of the
universial obstractical forceps.
The blades are introduced
by the direct method
along the desired line of
application on the fetal head.
The handles are locked together
at a certain moment to make
possible the articulation
of the universal joint.
The blades have been locked
underhead thus the initial
grasp is maintained throughout
the entire operation.
The universal joint is articulated
permitting extraction in
any desired direction.
When traction is applied
the head with the blades
and the spear of the joint
can singulusly can advance
in the path of least resistance.
The blades are introduced
in the manner just shown.
The branches of the instrument are locked
following by the closing of
the blades on the fetal head.
In more than 200 deliveries
with the universal forceps
there was no selfestes or extensions
of the biplosodomy.
We noticed only an occasional
minor nuclosa abrasion.
The fetal surface of the
braid is bevel and scooped
to promote a grip
adaptation of the fetal head
and to eliminate the so
called pressure points.
This new instrument can
be easily taken apart
for cleaning and sterilizing
by opening the handle plate and separating
the two branches of the forceps
by turning a knob on the fital dog
to split universal jointers open
and the blade can be disconnected.
To connect the blades through the handle,
the hemisphere of the joint
is placed on the socket
and engaged so it becomes
flush with the socket.
The joint is articulated
and traction applied
in the direction to favor extension.
When the interior frontinal appears
at the posterior promisure of the vulva,
the blades are opened and removed.
I want to correct thew
false visual impression
created in the picture that
a strong traction force
is required in these cases.
The forces applied is in the
plane of least resistance
and is much less than that required
with the rigid forceps.
The head is delivered.
The rest of the delivery is accomplished
in the usual manner.
The baby weighing nine pounds, two ounces.
This new obstetical forceps
is designed to meet and satisfy
all the essential requirements of
the universal obstetical forceps.
These requirements are,
one aqua bacteriological application,
two, extraction in all positions.
Three, minimal compression
of the fetal head
and four, prevention of
trauma by the forceps
for mother and baby.
- That's what you're learning in school?
- These films were not yet shown.
As the classes are planned
out well in advance,
this film was scheduled to
be shown in three weeks time.
- And what would the children have learned
by seeing the film?
- They would've seen the beauty and purity
of the reproductive system.
There is nothing wrong with that.
I don't care so much
that I am on trial here.
But not what I'm teaching.
These films were not
intended for large meetings
or stag shows.
They're for the education of all.
We always have a great fear
of what we do not know.
The fear of the unknown.
Education is the only
thing that can change that.
Mr. Taylor,
how much did you and your
wife tell your daughter
about the facts of life
when she became of age?
- Well.
- You don't have to answer.
Apparently you told her nothing.
Was it because you didn't know?
Were you embarrassed or ashamed?
You didn't know how to tell her.
Then it is you who have committed
the greatest crime of all.
The crime of ignorance.
You're an intelligent and
successful business man.
But in the most basic lesson
of all you have failed.
If parents were able to and did prepare
their children for life
and all that that means,
then the rate of illegitimacy
that has grown 10 fold
in the last seven years
would all but disappear.
That is why the schools must take over.
Because parents are either afraid or
don't know how or for some reason or other
keep their children in the dark.
And let them make their
own tragic mistakes.
Would you rather your child
learned about sex and life
in a school room under proper supervision?
Or in the back seat of
a car at a drive in?
The choice is yours.
- [Arlene] I'm not pregnant.
- Oh my little girl.
Are you sure?
- It's a good thing I found her in time.
Duke and the raiders
were closing in on her.
- That bunch should be put away.
- I'm calling Sheriff
Nickels to bring them
in for questioning.
- Better get that creep Kaplan too,
that's where he gets his orders.
- We'll bring em' all in.
Horus,
not so fast.
We have a few questions to ask
you about some photographs.
- Horus?
- Yeah?
- I think you'd better
start looking for a new job.
- Yeah.
- You gave us quite a scare young lady.
- It'll never happen again.
- I hope not, it's nothing
to fool around with.
- I don't wanna go through that again.
- Ms. Petersen,
I wanna apologize.
- That's not necessary.
- She's a brave woman.
- You're right.
Like someone once said,
it took a woman to show us the light.