Alcohol: the first decision

Surveys what young people are confronted with when deciding whether or not to drink, including seeing their parents drink, seeing advertisements for liquor in newspapers, magazines, and on billboards, and hearing alcoholism made a subject for levity on radio and television.

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Credits

producer/director

Don Dickerson

production company

King Screen Productions

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000241

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Advertising - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alcohol

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Alcohol use

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1972

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