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Auction History Result 6g602 PACE THAT KILLS LC '30s top cast & police find man on the floor, cocaine drug classic! Date Sold 4/2/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) The Pace That Kills, the 1935 William A. O'Connor cocaine anti-drug propaganda thriller ("Senses drowned in forbidden pleasures"; "Adults Only!"; "Hollywood's newest smash hit - that has - Everything!"; "A Daring expose of jazz mad youth!"; "Tonight in heaven tomorrow in hell!"; "Astounding revelations of unguarded youth"; a really rabidly anti-drug "message" movie, with a gangster who goes around hooking people on cocaine, by having them snort what they think is a "headache remedy", and only after they are hopelessly hooked do they discover it was actually cocaine, and start on a one-way path to degradation and death!; in this movie, it is two teens who follow this path, a brother and sister, and they both become drug addicts, and the sister becomes a prostitute!) starring Lois January, Noel Madison, Dean Benton, Sheila Manners, and Frank Shannon. Note that this movie was a remake of the 1928 movie of the same name. There were "roadshow" releases in the late 1930s or early 1940s, with lured artwork posters, but not much image. In the 1960s, this movie was re-released under the title of "The Cocaine Fiends", and was often shown at midnight showings with the other 1930s drug classic "Reefer Madness"! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that original 1935 movie paper of any size from this drug classic are EXTREMELY rare! This is one of the "Holy Grails" for collectors of movie paper from drug related movies! Condition: fair to good. The card has pinholes around the edges, with paper loss in the top left blank corner. It has many stains and scuffs throughout. Note that this lobby card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! If I owned this rare card, I would surely have it professionally restored, but bear this expense in mind before placing a bid on this card. Learn More about condition grades 
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