Stewardess Training Films, United Airlines (1965)

A series of four films from 1965 used to instruct United Airlines flight attendants, then referred to as stewardesses, on “advanced public contact,” and includes examples of proper and improper behavior when interfacing with other humans while on duty. As well as demonstrating a few basic situations that a flight attendant may face in the course of her work, these behavioral examples illustrate some of the high standards to which commercial airlines held their staff members at the time: be cheerful, be alert, arrive on time for shifts, and be exceedingly patient with impatient customers and fellow employees. This series of digitized 16mm films are from the Sponsored and Industrial Motion Picture collection at the Hagley Museum and Library. For more information about the collection, please check out https://digital.hagley.org/2018222 Access to this item is provided for educational and research purposes only. If you would like more information, please contact [email protected]