Nightmare for the Bold

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