Right Or Wrong - Making Moral Decisions (1951)

[Music] [Applause] [Music] la [Music] [Music] m [Music] [Music] one come on come on do it and get over with let's go get your let go get hey what do you think you're doing that boy's face Charlie Green's boy with a gang of toughs be a shock to Charlie hard on the boy too if he's picked up maybe I didn't really see who it was no not right to hide him if he gets away this time he'll get in worse trouble later decides it's my job to turn him in right or wrong The Watchman has made his decision a moral decision like other moral decisions it will have an effect on other people make them also choose right from wrong every decision we make every action we take affects the lives of others around us so as you watch a chain of decisions in this film try to see how various people decide what is right try to judge their decisions the film will not judge that's up to you mhm we'll pick him up okay what is it oh Harry Green live here Harry in trouble is he in what's he done he hasn't done anything wrong not really wrong he couldn't say he isn't here cover up but if the police want him if he's done something well ladyy can't help him by hiding him he's here come in look Mr gner the boy your Watchman saw at your Warehouse has no record he's scared silly suppose we arrang for the boy to replace the windows officer it's 1:00 in the morning I I didn't get out of bed and come down here because of the few dollars the windows would cost that isn't important what is important is the vandalism in this neighborhood warehouses homes cars stores and through this boy we have a chance to get out a whole gang and break it up but the boy won't talk he won't tell us who the others were and besides he says that he didn't throw anything but he our only chance to get at this gang of vandals hold him anyway I'll sign a complaint of necessary might help just to bring him to trial all right I'll talk to him some more and then I'll get in touch with you good night Mr casner good night Sergeant get him to talk get tough with him scare him you can make him talk no then need'd hate the cops turn against them make a regular gangster out of it come on in Harry come on in close the door you're in a spot boy I guess you know that don't you want to sit down serious charge against you what charge vandalism willful and malicious destruction of property you mean sit down boy look Harry this Fell's going to sign a complaint against you he won't be satisfied with simply letting you pay for the window you broke I didn't break his window who did it'll be much easier for you if you'll help us tell us who was with you just exactly what happened you'll get off much easier get off easier tell what happened squeal on the others well boy you want to talk okay I won't ask you again there's a fell coming over from your church your mother sent him name's Barker you can wait over there till he gets here Harry Harry Mr Barker sorry it took me so long to get here you can come home with me now um thanks Sergeant I'll bring him back in the morning come on har well Harry I didn't break any windows but someone did sit down Harry want something to eat you sure oh I um left a note for your father when he gets home from work this morning he'll probably stop by uh Harry I I think I know you pretty well I think you really didn't break any windows but we'll have a hard time proving that in court unless some of the others who were there speak up for you can't you see I can't tell you who was there it isn't right to squeal on your friends you haven't got any right to ask me you can sleep here tonight Harry I'll get a pillow and blanket aren't you going to ask me any more questions just one is it right to hide a law breaker from Justice Harry's problem is far from solved it's not the purpose of this film to solve his problem that's up to you discover and apply your moral standards think of the decisions yet to be made of the decisions all ready made judge them in the light of your standards what is right and wrong did you agree with Harry's decisions would you have done the [Music] same what about the night Watchman how did he decide what was right would you have done what he did what did Harry's mother do that revealed her sense of right and wrong did you agree with her would you have taken Mr castner's stand would you in Sergeant Kelly's Place have forced Harry to talk for his own good suppose you were in Mr Barker's shoes how would you have helped Harry how would you have decided what was right what if you had Harry's problem how would you work it out it's your story now you decide what is [Music] [Applause] right