Mike Makes His Mark is a 1955 educational American film directed by Irving Rusinow and produced by Agrafilms, Inc. for the National Education Association (NEA) and state education associations.
The film tells the story of 8th grader "Mike" who wishes to drop out of school, but with help from his teacher and guidance counselor finds activities that make him interested in school, while his friend Eddie is a ditch digger.The Educational Screen, Volume 35, p. 65 (1956)Education Films, p. 367 (1973)Wagner, Robert W. Mike Makes His Mark (review), Audiovisual communication review, December 1956, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp 64-69.
The film was the fifth in a series of NEA educational films, and it debuted at the NEA's annual convention in Chicago in July 1955.(17 June 1955). Mrs. Campbell to be Delegate to NEA Convention, Lodi News-Sentinel
Credits Director - Irving Rusinow Script - Jarvis Couillard Photography - Pinckney Ridgell Editing - Wilkes Straley Music - Norman Lloyd
References
External links Mike Makes His Mark at archive.org (full film)