Uploaded January 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
From the GE Film Catalog, "Named the best industrial training movie in 1952 by the Cleveland Film Festival, "The Inner Man Steps Out," is a highly entertaining and educational study of the psychological aspects of human relations.
"The picture tells the story of Jerry Allen, a supervisor, who has trouble handling people—and himself—and whose earnest efforts to be "a decent guy" and follow good human relations rules backfire. He is seen in actual problem situations with his family, with the men and women he supervises, and with his boss.
"Through amusing animation sequences, the film explains the two "inner men" that exist within every individual—one intent upon finding and holding security and the other constantly striving for acclaim and importance. With the help of a third "inner man," Jerry realizes his own lack of understanding of the feelings and inner needs of others. Although he does not actually correct his mistakes in the picture, the viewer is left in a reflective frame of mind and will not only associate what he has seen with his own problems, but will be led to make changes in his own actions in the shop or in the office—to think out and work out solutions to his own problems."
From the GE Film Catalog, "Named the best industrial training movie in 1952 by the Cleveland Film Festival, "The Inner Man Steps Out," is a highly entertaining and educational study of the psychological aspects of human relations.
"The picture tells the story of Jerry Allen, a supervisor, who has trouble handling people—and himself—and whose earnest efforts to be "a decent guy" and follow good human relations rules backfire. He is seen in actual problem situations with his family, with the men and women he supervises, and with his boss.
"Through amusing animation sequences, the film explains the two "inner men" that exist within every individual—one intent upon finding and holding security and the other constantly striving for acclaim and importance. With the help of a third "inner man," Jerry realizes his own lack of understanding of the feelings and inner needs of others. Although he does not actually correct his mistakes in the picture, the viewer is left in a reflective frame of mind and will not only associate what he has seen with his own problems, but will be led to make changes in his own actions in the shop or in the office—to think out and work out solutions to his own problems."
