Shows case histories of teen-age drinkers. Demonstrates that drinking can become habit-forming before the victim realizes it. Animation pictures the effect of alcohol on the nervous system.

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Shotlist:
MS of sign reading “Liquor Store;” CU of sign of liquor laws; MS of owner taking minors outside and pointing to sign; drawing of bottle reading “XXX LIQUOR” fades to similar drawing with dynamite inside the bottle. LS young male walking in front of building with guitar case cuts to MS of same young man drinking out of bottle; LS other young males gets out of convertible; several shots of boys drinking from bottle in parking lot; LS boys drinking on stairs and fading to them being more drunk; drawing of man with an arrow reading “frontal lobe” pointing towards exposed brain fades to drawing of ape; LS of boy passed out on stairs with friends laughing; drawing of drunk male holding XXX bottle with city in the background and various swirls indicating inability to walk and a swirling head; fades to drawing of same male lying on sidewalk with XXX bottle, legs of people on either side: LS of cemetery with fence in the foreground; LS of restaurant with signs that say “Scotty’s” and “sandwiches” woman walking across parking lot, same convertible as before; MS through window of same boys being served/drinking sodas one boy pulls out liquor bottle and adds to the sodas; LS going down palm tree-lined road, same convertible runs stop sign; cuts to police finding liquor bottle in car with male standing outside of it. Male is taken to back of police car; LS of police station pans down to show boy and man in had walking out the door down stairs/sidewalk; LS of boys meeting on basketball court; shot of boys and girls in convertible cuts to MS of same boys and girls at table in the restaurant boy pours liquor into sodas; Closer MS of girl taking drink, choking and then quickly emptying glass with a toast; MS waiter kicking kids out after finding liquor bottle; people getting into car; girl getting drunker; CU of drunk girl swaying, grabbing head and passing out; convertible rushing to hospital, several scenes of swerving until almost colliding with a car; shot through windshield of car crashing into wall; girl hits head on dashboard; hubcap rolls down street into wall; shot of girl’s arm and head falling out of car with liquor bottle broken on ground; LS of girl being put into ambulance on gurney; boy being given sobriety test by police officer and failing; shot of boy pointing and talking to police officer and pointing; CU policeman nodding; CU newspaper named Hollywood Tribune with a headline of “Drunk Boy Guilty of Manslaughter;” shot of boy holding guitar and receiving a folder from man in white suit, palm trees in background; boy walking down street asking for change; earlier shot of girl falling out of car with boy’s face imposed over it.