The Bottle and the Throttle

The Bottle and the Throttle
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The dangers of drinking and driving are illustrated to a teenager returning from a beach party, where after having "one too many beach beers" he runs over a young mother and her child. This color short is not to be confused with the earlier black and white film, with same title, from 1961.
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1968-01-01
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