La voce soave della pianista dell'istituto di carità di un quartiere degradato e violento convince il Vagabondo a convertirsi alla rettitudine e arruolarsi in polizia. Messo a guardia proprio della via malfamata in cui un bullo e la sua banda spadroneggiano, riuscirà con uno stratagemma geniale a stordire il prepotente. Ma ne avrà definitivamente ragione solo dopo un secondo scontro, durante il quale la pianista, di cui è infatuato, verrà rapita da una gang di balordi che la tiene prigioniera in un sotterraneo alla mercé di un drogato.
In China, Professor Gesellius has completed his long research on the many uses of opium. When he is about to return home, he hears about a special variety that produces fabulous sensations because of the way it is made, but can also cause the total destruction of the mind and body of the person who consumes it.
Early "shockumentary", apparently shot in Egypt, which documents the habits of opium addicts. The interiors of drug dens are shown, and at the conclusion the film an addict is shown collapsing on a sand dune; the booming voice of the narrator informs us that the addict has perished. Footage used is from the silent film Dope Fiends.
The ruthless Flint, a disabled man, rules an isolated region of Kongo like an omnipotent god, through superstition and sadism, living only for the day when he can get revenge on the man who ruined his life.
A once-promising doctor begins a downward spiral, finding himself in opium dens, a carnival freak show, and drugs parties.
Slattery, durante la guerra, è stato un valoroso aviatore, ma ora è al servizio di Milne e ha il compito di pilotare il suo aereo privato. Sta per sposare Dolores, la segretaria del suo capo, e ignora che costui traffichi in stupefacenti. Un giorno, durante un volo, Milne muore improvvisamente e Slattery rimane legato alla banda dei trafficanti. Deponendo ogni scrupolo, tenta anche di sedurre Aggie, una sua vecchia fiamma, moglie del suo ex commilitone Holson.
A dramatic encounter between passionate love and fraternal love. Two brothers fall in love with the same woman, played by the beautiful dancer Ninón Sevilla, an orphan they rescued during their childhood. Though she loves only one of them, she decides to give up her happiness rather than destroying the reason of the other she doesn't love.
Siamo a Hong Kong nel 1910. Un europeo si dà alla caccia dei capi della setta dei Tongs, che è dedita alla tratta delle donne, alla corruzione, al terrore. Il coraggioso quasi ci rimette la vita, ma riesce nel suo intento.
This color educational movie “Narcosis” is a “scare film” about the realities of heroin and drug addiction The title narcosis refers to a state of stupor, drowsiness, or unconsciousness produced by drugs. According to a card at 1:50, actual addicts appear in the film.
This anti-drug abuse and addiction educational film features the well known American actor Paul Newman. In the movie, Newman and Dr. James L. Goddard, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, examine the effects of misuse of barbiturates and amphetamines.
1967 Navy training film MN-10507-A. Navy physician talks about the dangers of LSD or "Russian roulette in a sugar cube." National Archives Identifier: 6379 "How LSD was discovered, the extreme dangers of using it and how it affects the brain and body."
Designed to acquaint junior and senior high school students with the positive applications of narcotics and drugs when administered by doctors for medical purposes. Shows how experimenting with narcotics and drugs can seriously upset the central nervous system.
CBS TV news special hosted by Harry Reasoner explores the way-out world of the Hippies and the Haight-Ashbury psychedelic 1960s LSD scene. Footage of LSDs users experiencing bummer trips. The Diggers, the Oracle and cool street and Golden Gate Park scenes with hippies tripping out. The Grateful Dead are interviewed and are shown performing "Dancin' in the Streets" on a flatbed truck in Golden Gate Park. The Hippie Temptation!
This short film takes a look at addiction and whom it affects, specifically those in the medical profession. It was sponsored in the interest of the medical profession by Winthrop Laboratories Limited
“Marijuana the Great Escape” was distributed by BFA and produced and directed by J. Gary Mitchell. This film tells the story of a young man who aspires to be a professional drag racer. But, he starts smoking marijuana, which impairs his ability to drive safely, and that leads to a terrible reckoning. The film was created in cooperation with the Inglewood Police Department.
A documentary film depicting a group of young boys from Stockholm which live on the outskirts of society. The film is the first part of a trilogy.
Examines the widespread use of drugs in American society and presents experts discussing different reasons for increased drug abuse by youth. Focuses on the varying opinions of a judge, researcher, child psychologist, minister, and drug user toward increased drug abuse. Emphasizes the need for helping children make proper choices about drugs. Highlight: JIM NABORS and unidentified woman do operatic duet to "Figaro" with lyrics changed to
drug references; Jim Nabors pops pills in the sequence. ALSO: Good hippie sequence in Haight-Ashbury.
Norwegian propaganda film and cult drama about Eva (16) and Arne (17), both from well established homes, attend a class where a professor says that cannabis is safer than alcohol. Together with some friends they decide to try the drug. The start of a drug hell for all involved. The film was poorly received by the critics, but it nonetheless became one of the highest-grossing theater films in Norway in 1969
“The Pill Poppers” is a cautionary educational film that focuses on the dangers of abusing prescription drugs. The scare film follows the lives of three teenagers who get involved in drugs and highlights the effects this has on their lives.
About Addiction was created to educate the youth about proper and improper drug use. It draws a compassion between prescription drugs, alcohol, coffee, over-eating and illicit drug use. The opening scenes show the narrator informing viewers addiction is a dependence on anything taken into the body