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Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This educational film (not to be confused with the 1937 exploitation film of the same name, directed by Elmer Clifton) was produced in the 1950s by Samuel Ben Jebba. The film is presented by the Narcotics Educational Foundation of America (NEFA) and the California Narcotic Officers Association (CNOA) in corporation with Mrs. Lena H. Bratton, Chairman of the Motion Picture Committee. This upload is silent, although originally the movie was narrated by Roland King and Ray Berquist. The film stars Ronna Gershon and Curt Poe, with Darcy Hayman animations, Linus H. Bittner, M.D. and Henry B. Hall as technical advisors. “Assassin of Youth” title (00:10). Cast credits (00:16). City view of San Francisco, California (00:31). Views of unkempt neighborhoods (01:00). A young man buys drugs from an older man (01:18). The young man joins two friends, and they smoke the newly purchased marijuana (01:34). Illustrations of following: a cannabis leaf (20:01), a jacket and a rope (02:12), a paint can and a paintbrush (02:25), chemistry flasks overlined with a red X (02:32), cannabis leaves releasing a liquid into a glass (02:49), a man in a fez hat drinking from the glass (03:02), a man in a fedora smoking (03:12). The face of a man and women, with red eyes and angry expressions (03:25), funky small doodles (03:39). A man outside a store holding a stolen pearl necklace (03:54). Another man is smoking leaned against a wall (04:03). Using a gun, he robs an older man passing him on the street (04:15). Illustrations of following: a very underweight man (04:29), a heart turning from pink to gray (04:41), lungs turning from pink to gray (04:43), cells disappearing (05:07), a man with grey skin, red eyes, and a fearful expression (05:22). A group of young people sitting in a park, smoking marijuana (05:30). Police officers arrive on motorcycles and run towards the youngsters (05:42). The youngsters attempt to escape but are caught and all possessions are confiscated by police (05:57). They are brought to police cars (06:16). A newspaper with the headline “Teenage Dope Party Raided by Police” is distributed across town (06:32). At the police station, one young girl is scared and frustrated to have been arrested (06:45). A mother and father enter their car, and their daughter waves as they drive away (07:09). The daughter enters a bar and is approached by a man (07:47). They go for a drive together (08:25). He hands her drugs (08:40). She angrily exits his car and runs home (09:10). She answers a phone call from the man (09:31). They meet up and kiss outside her house (10:25). Mugshots of her have been taken, and she is interrogated at a police station (11:10). She witnesses multiple prisoners in withdrawal (11:44). Children are playing ball in a school yard (13:31). A book titled “Studies on Drug Addiction” (13:43). A librarian lending out books (14:04). A book titled “Narcotics, Our Ever Present Social Menace” (14:15). Papers and articles about drugs (14:09). Newspaper headlines of drug-related deaths (14:54). Illustrations of following: An hourglass (15:01), prison cells (15:13), a car, a liquor bottle, and a marijuana cigarette (15:18). A young man is holding a gun (15:22). Police officer handling evidence (15:28). An illustration of a man and coins stacked taller than him (15:35). Young people entering a church (15:44). Children talking and smiling (16:04). “The End” on screen (16:15). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ 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
