| Sinister Menace | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 231 |
| Catalog #: | 316270 | |
| Clip Number: | 316270-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | ||
| Timecode: | 13:51:56 - 13:56:29 | |
| Location: | Egypt | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DRUGS: Illicit | |
| Description: | MS of Egyptian "dope peddler" cutting drugs with his lackeys. MSs of drug addicts sitting on the ground in public square, high and strung out; some men snort a drug I assume is either cocaine or heroin; the narration here is classic purple prose about the international drug problem and how to cure it. Ranks of addicts, men and women, file dutifully in front of the camera. More shots of drug addicts rounded up by the police. Addicts pose for camera. A female drug addict on the street eats her stash and the paper it is wrapped in to avoid detection by a vigilant cop in a fez. Female drug addicts pose for camera. | |
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