1961 SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT CLASSIC SID DAVIS TEENAGE ANTI DRUG FILM XD46684

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films Visit Visit our website Sid Davis Productions presents a movie warning against the dangers of drug use: Seduction of the Innocent (00:22). This classic 1961 antidrug 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 nonnarcotic 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 heroinaddict 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 closeup shows her face and hair wet with sweat; eyes closed, teeth clenched in pain (00:56). Young adults swing dance by a swimming