Barry O'Moore has graduated from elementary school, and has done very well.The principal thinks he should go to technical school so he may better himself. O'Moore's father, Charles Ogle, thinks the lad needs to get a job, turns down the idea of working during the day and studying at night. The movie shows the path that O'Moore's life takes because of that decision, and contrasts it with the life he might have had.
It's a heavy-handed social drama from the Edison studio, but although San Goldwyn might remark that if you have a message to deliver, use Western Union, the studio didn't think it terribly wrong to occasionally lecture its audience on how to better themselves amidst the social comedies, western movies, and travelogues. The final scene, in particular, is very telling.
It's a heavy-handed social drama from the Edison studio, but although San Goldwyn might remark that if you have a message to deliver, use Western Union, the studio didn't think it terribly wrong to occasionally lecture its audience on how to better themselves amidst the social comedies, western movies, and travelogues. The final scene, in particular, is very telling.
