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 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