“ Seduction of the Innocent ” Classic Sid Davis Teenage Anti-Drug Film Xd4668 (1961)
1961 · Short film · 11 min
Synopsis
Sid Davis Productions presents a movie warning against the dangers of drug use: “Seduction of the Innocent” (00:22). This classic 1961 anti-drug movie was produced with the cooperation of the Santa Monica Police Department (00:29). The film's narrative uses the idea of the "slippery slope" of drug use, with the message being that the use of marijuana or other non-narcotic drugs can lead to heroin addiction. The film's protagonist starts recreational use of "reds", "pep pills", and marijuana, only to finally wind up on the streets working as a heroin-addict prostitute.A woman writhes in agony on a thin mattress behind bars (00:44). This is America in the second half of the 20th century. The woman, Jeanette, is a slave by choice. A close-up shows her face and hair wet with sweat; eyes closed, teeth clenched in pain (00:56). Young adults swing dance by a swimming pool (1:01). A woman floats in the pool in a miniature boat. Jeanette changes the music at 1:11, and smiles as a shirtless young man approaches her. They begin slow dancing. The young man offers Jeanette pills, but she passes (1:29). Her friend takes, washing it down with 7 Up, then gives one to her driving friend. Hesitant, Jeanette tries her first pill, with 7 Up (1;46). The teenagers snap their fingers to music (1:56). Jeanette and her new boyfriend, Mike, are asleep, still in the backseat (2:02). Money and pills exchange hands at 2:16. Three teenage girls stand chatting at a school (2:35). Distracted, Jeanette…
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- Running time
- 11 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
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- Stock Footage
- Sid Davis Productions
- Santa Monica Police Department
- Lincoln Premiere
- Pacific Coast Highway
- Periscope Film