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This anti-drug educational film, "H: The Story of a Teen Age Drug Addict" was released by Young America Films. It is a black-and-white film from 1951, produced by Larry Frisch and enacted by a team of non-professional actors including Gene Fredericks, Ed Simms, and Norman Desser. The film portrays teenager Bill, who goes from being a high school student, part-time hardware store employee, and partner to his girlfriend Marilyn, to a high school dropout, boxer and heroin addict. The film is photographed by Maurice Constant and written, produced and directed by Larry Frisch. Credits (00:08). 'The Story of a Teen Age Drug Addict' title banner (00:15). Dr. Lester C. Spear, chairman of the New York County Medical Society Narcotics Committee, is introduced (00:24). He starts speaking of a case of a teenage drug addict (00:37). Credits (01:18). A teenage boy, Bill, is lying restlessly in a hospital bed (01:48). Bill is sitting with his girlfriend Marilyn (02:13). They start walking (02:37). Bill arrives home to his mother and they talk (02:48). He gets ready for school (03:33). He reads a note from his mother (03:52). He sits down and eats breakfast (04:00). An older student, Roy, hands a young boy drugs to sell (04:10). Roy tries to give Bill drugs in the locker room (04:36). Bill rejects Roy (05:02). Roy meets with a drug dealer, Moose, outside of school (05:09). Bill is working at a hardware store (05:36). Bill arrives at Marilyn's house and talks to her mother in the door (06:04). Bill leaves (06:24). Bill is sitting at a table in a restaurant/bar (06:29). Roy joins him (06:33). Bill joins Roy for a party (06:48). Bill is introduced to Moose (06:59). Views of the party guests having fun (07:12). A guy starts talking to Bill and offers him a cigarette (07:31). Bill smokes from it, thinking it's a normal cigarette, but he starts to feel high (07:42). Bill punches the guy who offered him the cigarette (08:05). Roy pulls Bill away (08:10) and Moose looks at him (08:13). Moose and Bill walk into another room (08:19). Moose offers Bill money to become a fighter (08:32). Moose offers Bill another marijuana cigarette (09:19). Roy is selling drugs on the school campus (09:41). Bill and Marilyn argue in the park because Bill dropped out of school (10:01). Bill walks away (10:11). He smokes marijuana cigarettes in the park and his home (10:18). He trains in a gym (10:57). Bill's mother packs a suitcase (11:24). Views of a party and Bill playing his instrument (11:36). Moose convinces Bill to try heroin (11:51). Views of Bill fighting in a boxing ring (12:33). Bill's loses (12:47). A party (12:54). Bill stands by himself (12:58). He goes to the bathroom (13:11) and does heroin (13:32). Bill rejoins the party (13:42). He collapses and Moose catches him (14:01). He lays Bill on a couch (14:13), opens the windows (14:18), and attempts to revive Bill (14:23). Bill works at the hardware store (14:33). Bill visits Marilyn's house, but there is a new family living there (14:50). Bill is pacing in his home (15:09). He holds a photograph of his mother (15:23). He takes his coat (15:32). Roy sells drugs to a guy (15:40). Bill meets Roy in a restaurant/bar (15:53). A party (16:15). Bill is lying restless in withdrawal (16:37). He climbs across the floor (16:48). Bill and two guys rob a man walking in the street (16:59). Bill's mother discovers Bill shooting heroin (17:22). Bill suffers from withdrawal in a hospital bed (17:40). Two guys visit him (18:01). Bill walks in the street (18:55). He arrives home (19:23). He takes a spoon from a drawer (19:39). He prepares a shot of heroin (19:54). He sees Moose in his living room (20:18). Moose attacks Bill (20:29). Bill calls a social worker to receive help (21:25). 'The End' text overlay (21:43). Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

This anti-drug educational film, "H: The Story of a Teen Age Drug Addict" was released by Young America Films. It is a black-and-white film from 1951, produced by Larry Frisch and enacted by a team of non-professional actors including Gene Fredericks, Ed Simms, and Norman Desser. The film portrays teenager Bill, who goes from being a high school student, part-time hardware store employee, and partner to his girlfriend Marilyn, to a high school dropout, boxer and heroin addict. The film is photographed by Maurice Constant and written, produced and directed by Larry Frisch. Credits (00:08). 'The Story of a Teen Age Drug Addict' title banner (00:15). Dr. Lester C. Spear, chairman of the New York County Medical Society Narcotics Committee, is introduced (00:24). He starts speaking of a case of a teenage drug addict (00:37). Credits (01:18). A teenage boy, Bill, is lying restlessly in a hospital bed (01:48). Bill is sitting with his girlfriend Marilyn (02:13). They start walking (02:37). Bill arrives home to his mother and they talk (02:48). He gets ready for school (03:33). He reads a note from his mother (03:52). He sits down and eats breakfast (04:00). An older student, Roy, hands a young boy drugs to sell (04:10). Roy tries to give Bill drugs in the locker room (04:36). Bill rejects Roy (05:02). Roy meets with a drug dealer, Moose, outside of school (05:09). Bill is working at a hardware store (05:36). Bill arrives at Marilyn's house and talks to her mother in the door (06:04). Bill leaves (06:24). Bill is sitting at a table in a restaurant/bar (06:29). Roy joins him (06:33). Bill joins Roy for a party (06:48). Bill is introduced to Moose (06:59). Views of the party guests having fun (07:12). A guy starts talking to Bill and offers him a cigarette (07:31). Bill smokes from it, thinking it's a normal cigarette, but he starts to feel high (07:42). Bill punches the guy who offered him the cigarette (08:05). Roy pulls Bill away (08:10) and Moose looks at him (08:13). Moose and Bill walk into another room (08:19). Moose offers Bill money to become a fighter (08:32). Moose offers Bill another marijuana cigarette (09:19). Roy is selling drugs on the school campus (09:41). Bill and Marilyn argue in the park because Bill dropped out of school (10:01). Bill walks away (10:11). He smokes marijuana cigarettes in the park and his home (10:18). He trains in a gym (10:57). Bill's mother packs a suitcase (11:24). Views of a party and Bill playing his instrument (11:36). Moose convinces Bill to try heroin (11:51). Views of Bill fighting in a boxing ring (12:33). Bill's loses (12:47). A party (12:54). Bill stands by himself (12:58). He goes to the bathroom (13:11) and does heroin (13:32). Bill rejoins the party (13:42). He collapses and Moose catches him (14:01). He lays Bill on a couch (14:13), opens the windows (14:18), and attempts to revive Bill (14:23). Bill works at the hardware store (14:33). Bill visits Marilyn's house, but there is a new family living there (14:50). Bill is pacing in his home (15:09). He holds a photograph of his mother (15:23). He takes his coat (15:32). Roy sells drugs to a guy (15:40). Bill meets Roy in a restaurant/bar (15:53). A party (16:15). Bill is lying restless in withdrawal (16:37). He climbs across the floor (16:48). Bill and two guys rob a man walking in the street (16:59). Bill's mother discovers Bill shooting heroin (17:22). Bill suffers from withdrawal in a hospital bed (17:40). Two guys visit him (18:01). Bill walks in the street (18:55). He arrives home (19:23). He takes a spoon from a drawer (19:39). He prepares a shot of heroin (19:54). He sees Moose in his living room (20:18). Moose attacks Bill (20:29). Bill calls a social worker to receive help (21:25). 'The End' text overlay (21:43). Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-139) and index