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You Can Go a Long Way

Accession number: 
1961.0014
Production Years: 
1961

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Film Properties: 
Length (feet): 
1900 (35mm); 787 (16mm)
Length (minutes): 
21
Holding Institutions: 

University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario: 16mm.

Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario: 16mm.

Library and Archives Canada: 35mm, 16mm, VHS.
"A student is given a 'guided tour of the career world' through his imaginative explorations of a gamut of fields and vocations as he deals with the difficult task of choosing a career. His imagination takes him through the work of an operator, a technician, a manager, a salesman, a tradesman, and a professional."

Bibliography: 

Online Database National Film Board of Canada.
"This film is designed to allow students to explore, in their own way, the reasons why it is wise to finish school and get as much training and education as possible before looking for a job. This is fully corroborated by the workers seen in this film - all unanimously in favor of the graduation diploma, the trade school certificate, or the apprenticeship card."

"Quel jeune étudiant n'éprouve pas, un jour ou l'autre, une lassitude extrême et le désir de tout envoyer promener! Il voudrait tout avoir d'un coup, comme par miracle: le succès, l'argent, les honneurs, les plaisirs. 'On n'a rien pour rien' dit le proverbe. L'avenir réserve aux jeunes un grand choix de situations diverses, mais il n'y en aura que pour l'homme instruit."

University of Waterloo Audiovisual Services Catalog.
"This film explains why it is wise to finish school and get as much training and education as possible before looking for a job. It points out the serious predicament of a young person who cannot meet the increased educational standards of today's employer."

Crawley Films, Free Films: Sources of Free 16mm Sponsored Films in Canada Compiled and Published by Crawley Films (Ottawa: Crawley Films, April 1969): 36.