A Sid Davis Production, this short, predominantly animated black-and-white informational film from the 1964 titled “Alcohol In the Human Body” details alcohol’s effects on the human body. The film gives an in depth explanation as to how alcohol is absorbed by the body, its effects on the body, and ultimately how someone may become intoxicated. The narrator also explains how alcohol is made and produced. Official summary: Uses animation and non-technical language to demonstrate how alcohol affects the human body. Illustrates how the body reacts to small and large quantities of alcohol, how alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream, how it influences the brain and nervous system, and that it provides only high caloric content and no essential nourishment
Montage of different beverages: milk, tea, lemonade, alcoholic beverages (0:06). Illustration of how alcohol is formed through fermentation (0:17). Ethyl Alcohol definition (1:05). Variety in composition of alcoholic beverages (1:25-2:00). Illustration of how alcohol is distributed throughout the body (2:03-3:15). Illustration and explanation on how long alcohol stays in the body (3:18-4:15). How the body uses alcohol (4:20-5:53). Effect of alcohol on the nervous system (5:56-7:18). How alcohol affects the brain (7:20). How intoxication varies based on certain factors (8:00). Blood-alcohol levels and how the different effects they have (9:27-12:50). Summary of information featured in the film (12:53). Closing credits (13:53).
The namesake of Sid Davis Productions was an American director and producer who specialized in social guidance films. Born in Chicago in 1916, Davis’ family moved to Hollywood when he was a child where he entered the film industry as a child actor landing small roles. In November 1949 Linda Joyce Glucoft, a six-year-old girl in Los Angeles was molested and murdered. The tragedy struck a chord with Davis, who thought of the dangers his own six-year-old daughter could face and moved him to begin producing social guidance and safety films. He ended up making dozens of them, all aimed at young people, and established himself as one of the premiere creators of cautionary educational films.
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