The Pace That Kills (1928)
- Directed by
- Norton S. Parker, William A. O'Connor
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 04m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two young people get mixed up with a drug dealer and become addicted to opium and cocaine. The story also involves immorality and prostitution.
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What happens
The Pace That Kills is a 1928 American silent exploitation film directed by Norton S. Parker and William O'Connor. The film tells the story of two young people who get involved with a drug dealer and become addicted to opium and cocaine. The plot also dealt with amorality and prostitution. Similar to other movies of the genre, the final film was redone as a film of the same name in 1935 in a sound or "talkie" film format. Footage from The Pace That Kills was incorporated in the later film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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