The Cocaine Fiends

The Cocaine Fiends

"The Cocaine Fiends", originally known as "The Pace That Kills", is a 1935 exploitation film. Directed by William O'Connor, the film, starring Lois January, told the story of a woman called Jane Bradford, who gets involved with a drug dealer and becomes addicted to cocaine.

Similar to other movies of the genre, the final film was a reissued work with additional scenes, mostly using footage from "The Pace That Kills", which was originally released in 1928.

Trivia

The motion picture is credited among a list of notable cult films for being included in a past public film showing at the annual Mid atlantic nostalgia convention in Aberdeen, Maryland.

Irish indie band The Jane Bradfords named themselves after the lead character in this film.

References

* IMDb: " [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028074/ The Pace That Kills] "
* [http://www.archive.org/details/The_Cocaine_Fiends The complete film] in the public domain available at Internet Archive
* Rotten Tomatoes: " [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cocaine_fiends/ The Cocaine Fiends] ".


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