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Sid Davis

Sid Davis

Sid Davis was an American writer, producer and director of educational short films, produced by his own company, Sid Davis Productions. He also worked as a stand in for actors Leif Erickson and John Wayne.

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Movies Made By Sid Davis (45)

Beware The Rapist (1979)

Public information film regarding female safety and how to safeguard against rape ...

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...So I Took It! (1975)

Anti-shoplifting film co-produced by Sid Davis and Motorola. ...

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What's the Big Hurry? (1974)

A junkyard full of smashed cars hints at the fate of their reckless drivers. ...

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Wild at the Wheel (1973)

This short film looks at the importance of maintaining safe driving practices and heeding traffic rules. A traffic cop investigates a serious car crash and attempts to understand the cause. ...

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Boys Aware (1973)

This anti-homosexual social "scare" short film focuses on the dangers of young boys talking to strangers. A color remake of Sid Davis's 1961 Boys Beware, using the same script and narration. ...

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Summer of '63 (1972)

A doctor remembers back to the summer of 1963 when he was a freewheeling and irresponsible high school senior. What made him change his life to want to become a doctor? A condensed version of the Davis-produced feature film V.D. (1961) with added footage. ...

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The Dangerous Stranger (1971)

Presents vignettes explaining the dangers posed by child molesters. Shows various methods that molesters use to win over a child's confidence, how it is wise to be on guard and how to act should these situations ever arise. A 70's remake of a 50's Sid Dav ...

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Curious Alice (1971)

The story "Alice in Wonderland" is used as a metaphor about the dangers of accidental drug use among children. Curious Alice's trip to Wonderland is not through the rabbit hole, but rather through her home, where the medicine and kitchen cabinets hold subs ...

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Users Are Losers (1971)

Educational film about the dangers of drug use and abuse in high school. Framed around the death of a classmate from overdose. ...

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Keep Off the Grass (1970)

Tom is confronted by his parents about being a "dope fiend" for using marijuana. ...

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The Bottle and the Throttle (1968)

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 ...

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'LSD': Trip or Trap! (1967)

The Inglewood Police Department's 1960s video, "LSD: Trip or Trap?" is a classic of the genre. Alex sez, "It's a story of two friends who enjoy flying model planes, except that one becomes an 'acidhead' so he can be 'groovy' with the other acidheads. The o ...

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Name Unknown (1964)

A juvenile court judge serves as grim storyteller to a young teen who ran off with a bank robber. The judge warns that even good teenagers can be "delinquent in good sense". He warns of the dangers of making-out in remote places, babysitting for strangers, ...

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Big Man on Campus (1963)

Jerry doesn't like anyone telling him what to do. He thinks he can be a big man on campus... if by campus you mean middle school. A madcap crime spree that includes running in the halls, hitting a girl in the head with a milk carton, and yes, even riding h ...

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The Drop Out (1962)

A young man tired of "the rules" of high school, drops out. While he relishes his newfound "freedom, " he soon finds out that no one will hire a high school dropout, and his life starts to spiral out of control until he's reduced to wearing T-shirts, playi ...

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On Your Own (1961)

Another Sid Davis film cautioning kids about their duties and responsibilities and to be an adult and smart using the safety devices provided for them. Just like an astronaut! ...

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Moment of Decision (1961)

Paul and his two friends come across a new convertible that is parked with the keys still in the ignition. While Paul's friends want to hop in the car and take it for a joyride, Paul isn't quite sure if he wants to engage in that type of criminal behavior. ...

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Boys Beware (1961)

This anti-homosexual social "scare" short film focuses on the dangers of young boys talking to strangers. ...

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V.D. (1961)

A high school track star's wedding plans are capsized by venereal disease and a bad, beautiful new girl in town. His coach and a physician steer him into the light again. ...

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Seduction of the Innocent (1961)

Jeanette, a pretty high school student, is looking for "kicks". She starts hanging out with a wild crowd, and begins popping bennies, uppers and other pills. ...

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Girls Beware (1961)

Girls Beware is a trilogy of tragedies brought about by teenage girls' attempts at independent behavior. Covers do's and don'ts in the babysitting situation. Develops the problem of the 'PICK UP' and the girls who go with boys that are too old. ...

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The Bottle and the Throttle (1961)

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 black and white short is not to be confused with the later color f ...

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The Cautious Twins (1960)

The animated adventures of twins Dan and Darlene, who spend their time dodging the innumerable adult predators in their city. ...

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Roscoe's Rules (1960)

Children receive safety instructions from police officer at school. Police officer uses Roscoe the drumming bear to help children remember four safety rules. Four children experience situations where they call upon the golden rules to help them decide what ...

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Ingenuity in Action (1959)

Hot Rod Magazine film from 1959 With the Parker Brothers from Odessa, TX, and their early hot rods. Shot similar to Endless Summer this movie follows drag racing teams as they travel to the 1959 Drag Racing Nationals. This film features the DRAGMASTER tea ...

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The Bicycle Clown (1958)

The dangers of showing off while riding bicycles is related by a boy whose young brother foolishly disregarded safety instructions. ...

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Strangers (1957)

Deals with child molestation prevention. Teaches youngsters safety rules they should follow whenever any unknown person speaks to them. For elementary grades. Sid Davis remade this film over and over and over. Same situations different actors and years. ...

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What Made Sammy Speed? (1957)

Sammy, an average teenager, apparently has one flaw: an "attitude" about driving. He mocks those who drive safely, and speeds all over town, encouraged by his girlfriend, who finds his recklessness "manly" and "courageous. ...

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You're Growing Up (1956)

The four periods of growing up, from birth to age 20, are highlighted in this training film about learning how to accept help from others. ...

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Age 13 (1955)

Tells the story of Andrew, a 13-year-old whose mother dies and leaves him with an indifferent step-father. Andrew, receiving only hostility from his classmates and step-father, begins to steal. An understanding counselor at school helps Andrew reform and r ...

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Show 'Em the Road (1954)

Southern California teenagers join the Mobilgas "Safety and Economy" competition, driving from the Los Angeles area to the Inland Empire, the desert, to Las Vegas, Nevada and Hoover Dam, then back home again. Producers and Directors: Sid Davis and Arthur L ...

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Gang Boy (1954)

Danny ponders a way for rival gangs to avoid violence at an upcoming dance. ...

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The Cool Hot Rod (1953)

A misfit teenager with a passion for hot rods - and trouble - moves to a California town where he learns the errors of his ways and becomes a model hot rodder. ...

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Vandalism (1953)

Two young high school boys spike the punch at a Halloween party, mischievously let the air out of car tires, and finally steal a car to go for a joyride. ...

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Why Take Chances? (1952)

The dangers of carelessness and inattention are dramatized by the case of poor little Jimmy, who has been having a tough day. Because of his carelessnss and inattention, he runs into a tree, steps on a nail, flies a kite in a rainstorm, and digs a cave in ...

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Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen (1951)

One of Santa Claus' "brownies" (elves) introduces the story of the Fairy Snow Queen, who plays a trick on Santa Claus by bringing all the toys to life just before Claus is due to deliver them to children around the world. She shows Claus what she's done an ...

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Live and Learn (1951)

The perils of children acting first and thinking later are illustrated in these stories of what happens to children who exhibit such rash behavior. ...

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Name Unknown (1951)

A Juvenile Court judge relates to Edie--a young girl who is appearing before him because she ran away from home with a boy who promised to marry her--the things that happen to teenagers who don't listen to their parents or other authority figures. He shows ...

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Rio Grande (1950)

Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't see ...

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The Dangerous Stranger (1950)

In this film, a police officer tells children about the dangers of accepting rides or presents from strangers, and relates the unfortunate stories of several children who did and were never seen again. ...

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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled. ...

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3 Godfathers (1948)

Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives. ...

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Red River (1948)

Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé. ...

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Tall in the Saddle (1944)

When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner. ...

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Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark te ...

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Movies Starring Sid Davis (3)

Boys Beware (1961)

This anti-homosexual social "scare" short film focuses on the dangers of young boys talking to strangers. ...

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Vandalism (1953)

Two young high school boys spike the punch at a Halloween party, mischievously let the air out of car tires, and finally steal a car to go for a joyride. ...

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Without Reservations (1946)

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rus ...

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