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Nightmare for the Bold is a short film from 1959 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Car crash at night with four occupants. Intense, drawn-out safety film.
04:00:52:05 CU Air Force officer makes speech; LS audience of Air Force soldiers.
This is a terrible thing to say, but it s true. It s young men such as you, 18 to 25 years old, who are doing most of the killing. You, American boys, airmen, soldiers, sailors, civilians, marines, college boys; you are killing your own people, and yourselves. You are killing American women, American men, American children; not with guns, with automobiles.
04:02:39:01 CU inside Select-O-Matic jukebox mechanism selecting record and beginning to play.
04:02:52:17 Couples dancing in late 1950s nightclub; one couple takes spotlight on dance floor.
04:07:23:04 Man about to take shot of whisky with two friends before girlfriend stops him; man decides against taking the drink.
04:10:40:27 Two young couples driving in late 1950s convertible singing she ll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
04:11:18:08 CU Car s speedometer at 60 mph.
04:11:43:19 POV shot from back of convertible at night, car headlights coming from other direction rapidly approach; CU woman s face smiling and singing, suddenly turns to terror just before car collision; black out screen to shot of undercarriage of car turned on its side.
04:13:32:02 VS bandaged man in hospital bed interviewed about his drunk driving accident by police office and army officer; man in hospital bed begins to panic and hyperventilate when he learns of his friends injuries and manslaughter charges against him; officers leave and man s fathers enters room and bandaged man covers face with arm and breaks down crying, nurse enters frame and injects man with sedative.
04:18:58:19 Air Force soldier enters dormitory style bedroom acting nervous and anxious, stands by window biting fingers.
04:22:51:03 CU hands caressing hand gun; camera pulls back to show man in white undershirt contemplating suicide; soldier walks in on him.
04:25:31:27 Man finds gun under friends pillow, other man panics when he sees friend has found the gun; man talks his friend out of suicide.
04:27:28:14 Court room scene in drunk driving case; prosecutor tells jury defendant was drunk; VS jury reactions to lawyers accusations.
04:30:37:23 Jurors debate case in jury room.
04:31:39:02 MS Wall clock reads 2:54; then 3:06.
04:32:08:10 MS Angry man (juror) yells to camera He killed one man, he broke another man s neck, he mutilated his fiancé…”
04:32:27:24 Soldier in nervous panic waiting for jury s verdict, seated with another soldier and father; man nervously smokes cigarette.
04:33:05:20 CU convicted man s father with face of son along edge of frame; father says to son Whatever the jury says, remember, you are not a criminal. Whatever the verdict- man breaks down crying before he can finish sentence.
04:33:16:28 VS jury debates drunk driving case in jury assembly room; CU man in outburst But he killed a man didn t he!? , man smoking cigar in frame; CU man waving pen We cannot talk as if it were murder ; CU man smiling with cigarette smoke rising into frame I did it when I was young ; CU angry man But you didn t kill anybody! ; CU angry woman in glasses You didn t cut off a girls leg! ; CU man points at camera Maybe he ll kill you the next time!
04:34:11:03 Jury returns to courtroom and is seated; defendant sands; representative of the jury reads verdict that defendant is found not guilty.
04:34:45:13 CU Judge hammering gavel on table.
04:37:11:24 Woman opens front door of house to soldier, woman tells soldier to get out; man comes to door and grabs soldier by necktie slaps him in the face and tries to strangle the man; CU soldier struggling and father crying in rage.
04:38:54:17 Soldier looks down with sad nervous look; CU empty slipper, audio track music makes shock and horror sound.
04:42:34:29 Man smoking pipe works at desk in dark room by desk lamp, camera slowly moves in on man in bed with alarm clock on nightstand, light flashes over sleeping man; out of focus dream sequence of courtroom scene, audio with heavy reverb adds to surreal dream quality of scene; camera pulls back from man in bed having nightmare; father wakes his son up, son looks at clock on his nightstand; father offers son pills, son passes. VS Man in underwear and undershirt, smokes cigarette sitting on edge of bed, talks to father smoking pipe.
04:48:53:12 Soldier stands before army commander seated at desk. Portrait of Eisenhower on back wall.
04:59:55:09 CU newly married couple kiss at wedding.
04:51:49:11 Greyhound bus leaves station, four people wave as it pulls out, greyhound bus cuts across frame.
04:52:45:15 Shot from inside bus window passing police directing traffic, and ambulance bringing stretch to scene of car wreck.Nightmare for the Bold | |
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Produced by | Atlas Film Corporation |
Production company | Atlas Film Corporation |
Distributed by | Atlas Film Corporation |
Release date | 1959 |
Running time | 26:00 |
Language | English |
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