“ALCO BEAT” 1965 DRUNK DRIVING SCARE FILM EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON HUMAN PERCEPTION XD46384

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1965 color film from Cahill & Associates of Hollywood, California tackles the issue of drunk driving, using a demonstration of an impaired driver in a test course to illustrate the hazards of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol (TRT: 11:31). Focus leader (0:07). A record spins on an automatic turntable. A man inflates a balloon at a party in a train dining car. Narration: “This is the most unusual party you’ve ever attended. These people are deliberately getting drunk, with the later intention… of driving automobiles under the supervision not only of safety officials and police officers, but the parent teacher’s association...” (0:15). Opening titles: “Alco Beat, Presented by Cahill & Associates” over a cocktail with a cherry and blaring big band music (0:53). A wide shot of a specially prepared driver’s obstacle course in a parking lot ne