Sponsored Films

Booked for Safekeeping (1960)
Sponsor: Louisiana Association for Mental Health. Production Co.: Stoney Associates. Director: George Stoney. Transfer Note: Scanned from a 16mm print held by the Library of Congress. Running Time: 32 minutes.

Training film for police officers explaining how to recognize and handle the mentally disturbed and developmentally disabled. At the time of the film’s making, the police were generally the first responders in psychiatric emergencies. The film uses dramatized scenes featuring New Orleans police officers and nonprofessional actors to illustrate how to communicate and control anxious, confused, and possibly violent people.

Note: Based on a pamphlet by Lloyd Rowland, director of the Louisiana Association for Mental Health.