“FROM 5 TO

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A Potomac Films Production in conjunction with the American Temperance Society, this awareness campaign film titled “From 5 to 7:30” seeks to advocate for abstinence from alcohol and educate on its dangers. This 1950s film tells the story of Joe Waldron, a high-school aged student who is shaken by news of a car crash caused by a classmate who had been drinking and driving. Joe makes his stance clear - that he lacks sympathy for the driver and that he is uncomfortable around alcohol especially after he realizes his parents are likely alcoholics. The film also features an educational speech made by Dr. Andrew C. Ivy about the dangers of alcohol and alcoholism. The film’s message aligns with the mission of the American Temperance Society and the Temperance Movement more largely which is a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Participants in the movement typically criticize alcohol intoxication or promote complete abstinence from alcohol, and its leaders emphasize alcohol's negative effects on people's health, personalities and family lives. Lastly it is worth mentioning that the film features Terry Connor, Ronald Vandeman, Susan Patz, Phil Bosco, Anne Meacham, Jack Flynn, May Leisinger, Warner Schreiner as cast members and Sylvia Cumahns Betts, Bert Spielvogel, Joseph Fiorelli, Nicolas Noxon, Jarvis Couillard, and Nicholas C. Read as crew and director.
Ominous music while a police car pulls up to the scene of fender bender (0:08). Police officer crouching down with camera and investigating the scene while opening credits play (0:18). Ford tow truck taking car away from the scene (0:46). Students reading and discussing newspaper article about the accident (0:52). Basketball players sit on court while coach speaks to them (1:55). Students exiting Takoma Park Academy school building in Takoma, Maryland and a student couple walks home (2:51). Joe enters his mid-century modern style home and has a discussion with his mother in the kitchen (4:52). Close-up of Joe’s dad pouring himself a drink, family discussion about the accident where the dad justifies drinking while he continues to get drunk (5:45-12:00). Parents distracted by drinking, that dinner burns in the kitchen (12:01). Joe goes off to drive to get pizza for the family since his father is inebriated, gets emotional in the car (13:04). Joe talks to his fellow classmate for advice who says they should go to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings (13:14). Joe tells his basketball coach that he thinks his parents are alcoholics and asking him for advice (14:35). Joe’s girlfriend asks his friend what has been going on with Joe in the school hallway (15:37). Students sitting at an assembly listening to a speaker about the destructiveness of alcohol (16:14). Joe walking his girlfriend, Ruth, home from school (18:48). Ruth’s mother is inside cleaning the living room and eavesdropping on the couple’s conversation (18:50). Joe meets Ruth’s mother and subsequently her father who brings some wine and beer with him (19:13). Ruth revealing the family’s alcohol cabinet to Joe (21:31). Cut back to Dr. Andrew C. Ivy speaking at assembly against alcohol abuse (22:00). Ending scene Ruth and Joe close the cabinet doors and choose not to drink like their respective parents (22:29).
The American Temperance Society (ATS), also known as the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance, was established on February 13, 1826, in Boston, Massachusetts. Members took a pledge to abstain from drinking alcohol. The ATS and similar organizations helped make Prohibition a reality in 1920. The organization lost ground to other anti-alcoholism groups in the post-WWII era and apparently no longer exists.
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[@manhoot]

For the alcoholic one drink is too many and a hundred are not enough

[@TaxPayingContributor]

Teach your children well. Often a bad example serves to guide wiser offspring to clearer paths.

[@user-sh2mk8ew4c]

In the 40’s my grandad born and raised in a small town. Got pulled over and he was drunk. Cop said “Don. You know you can’t drive drunk”. Gdad said “We’ll, I don’t know what you want me to do Carl. I sure as hell can’t walk home”. Cop said. “Go home”. Nowadays they put you under the jail.

[@paulloveless9180]

Everyone speaks so formally to each other in that school. And the mom brings the school children a full drink service lol.

[@JonBoltinghouse]

Joe needs some time with Ruth alone to chill ; )

[@patrickcannell2258]

I admire his son's take up.

[@krowraven7]

Thank god for A.A. & Al-anon

[@davenone7312]

Wow I didn't know all parents were drunkards in the 50's lol.

[@21stcenturyfossil7]

Just 75%.

[@bombasticbuster9340]

I'm not as think as you drunk I am. I grew up in a violent, abusive alcoholic family. My father was a lifelong drinker, got a bit better as he aged, but he heavily smoked. He died of throat/ oral cancer at age 61. My mother is now 75. I was the oldest boy. My bro was 2 yrs younger. He suffered worse bc I looked for a better role models. He needed a dad badly. My dad was abused by his mom, another alky. My dad left for months at a time. I was 5 when my dad ran off at age 26 to the Air Force. We were abandoned for a year. He did this when I was 10 for 6 mos. At 14 for 4 mos. My bro went wild and lived a short, hard life. He died at 32 , in an industrial accident. The company was liable for the lack of safety. I have a younger sis 16 yrs younger. My parents had 1 more kid to raise. It was better bc my mom put her foot down. My 30 yr marriage is ending now due to a great degree bc of my problems stemming from being a child of an alcoholic. I also had chronic illness, cancer, became ill with NHL. ALL these issues equaled constant issues with me. No matter what ; our actions affect each generation. Drug abuse has destroyed so much in my life and I never touched any of it. I can relate most of my problems today to this curse. If you have a problem PLEASE DONT SADDLE CHILDREN OR A SPOUSE WITH IT!! Destroy yourself; not an entire family. I came very close to not marrying, and I probably shouldnt have, but I have a grown boy with a family. He has 2, a boy and a girl, just as I did. I am thankful for that.

[@brianarbenz7206]

I’m so sorry for what you had to go through. You’re a survivor, and I’m glad your son is doing better.

[@jamielacourse7578]

That looked like the Cleavers car........poor Beaver..

[@ouimetco]

I love beaver

[@bradjohnston8193]

That was a 1957 Chevrolet. Ward drove Plymouths.

[@loginavoidence12]

they always said certain things about the people on that team, like they can't jump. well, that's simply because they are the only kind of people that obey laws, like gravity for instance

[@bradjohnston8193]

Very, very well put, sir!

[@ouimetco]

Mom can’t handle the booze too well, or maybe has head injury.

[@patrickcannell2258]

As having done some ambulance work, I have seen too much. No time for drunk driving.

[@DylanMSmith19]

Joe Waldron could have been a good politician

[@thedavesiknow4598]

That poor kid - his parents are very childish.

[@mailboy79]

It was clever how they got the first guy's family smashed on film. This would have scared me off booze for life.

[@justicesomeday]

No twitter account why?

[@kdkatz-ef2us]

Joe's parents like to get drunk and tell boring irrelevant stories.

[@CIA871]

Now listen here Joe, Dewey can't win and you can take that to the bank.

[@21stcenturyfossil7]

That's right! No guy who put dozens of bootleggers in jail deserves a single drunk vote!!

[@SkunkApeMeg]

Poor Joe 😢

[@Richard_K1630]

Stock music from "Sea Hunt."

[@patrickcannell2258]

Total abstinence.

[@alejonin]

Whoa. 80MPH. Relax there, buddy. Lol. That’s barely passing speed now days. You doing 80 and everyone honks at you.

[@brosefmcman8264]

Joe’s dad is a light weight! 😬

[@vincezuniga2831]

Wipe your mouth Joe

[@JohnShinn1960]

So glad I don't have children.

[@subjectt.change6599]

I feel like the actors would have emoted better if they had had a stiff one before shooting.

[@RickW-HGWT]

@Jimz Hey it's the entertainment industry , anything goes , I keep thinking I'll see a young Johnny Deep or Amber Heard in this soon.

[@talkmack]

Yes corny but some truth to it, too.

[@drunkmike6364]

Only the weak minded “leave it alone”.

[@sirllamaiii9708]

Ok drunk Mike

[@oronasundial]

Did his parents just get loaded while preaching about the dangers of drinking?. Lol.

[@lindathrall5133]

DRUNK DRIVERS DON'T EARN RESPECT

[@Squadala9001]

God Joe is so miserable lol, couldn't be me

[@yeshualionofjudah7107]

I kinda liked the clothing. Women should wear more modest clothing instead of showing everyone their bodies. It's also more classy. And when I was a young man the holes in a person's pants were caused by hard manuel labor or play. Yes I'm old so what.

[@bradjohnston8193]

They don't make women like they used to. Ruth is about 82 now . . .