小剂量丧亡 (1957)

Death in Small Doses / 又名:

导演: Joseph M. Newman

编剧: Arthur L. Davis

演员: 皮特·格拉维斯,玛拉·鲍尔斯,查克·康诺斯,麦瑞·安德丝,罗伊·恩格尔,哈里·劳特

制片国家/地区: 美国

语言: 英语

上映日期: 1957

片长: 78 分钟

集数: 0

剧情简介

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　　In Washington D.C., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is concerned with the increasing number of reports about the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers. Such pills, known as 'bennys' or 'co-pilots' provide truck drivers with uncommon energy and stave-off sleep during the long trips. However, many truckers abuse the drug, becoming dependent on it to stay awake. Long-term use causes hallucinations for the user and this translates into frequent deadly truck crashes. The F.D.A. sends undercover investigator Tom Kayler to Los Angeles to find out the source of such illegal amphetamines in the L.A. area. Kayler pretends to be a long-haul novice driver and is employed by local freight company Bodmer Freight Lines. He finds room and board inside the house of young attractive widow Val Owens. Several other long-haul truck drivers also board at Ms. Owens' home. One of them is Kayler's co-worker, hipster Mink Reynolds. Kayler begins his undercover investigation to find ...