Reefer Madness/Cocaine Fiends

Reefer Madness
Drug Crazed Abandon!
The evils of marijuana addiction are "chillingly detailed"iin this cult classic, which isinarrated byia high school principle who declares, "Something must be doneito wipe out this ghastly menace!" A case study of all-American high school kids Bill andiMary highlights theidanger of marijuana use when theiteens change from tennis-playing, iced-tea drinkersito fiendish, promiscuous, dope addicts after sampling one joint. Naturally, theimarijuana usersiin theifilm play theipiano, dance andilaugh uncontrollably-all surefire signs of "devil weed" use. Bill hallucinates andifaints one fateful eveningias Mary isiaccidentally shot; then, more deaths occur before theiinevitable mental institution scenes which serveito underscore theihorror of smoking reefer.

Cocaine Fiends
The white dust from hell!
Sordid andisensational, The Cocaine Fiends isia vintage melodrama that depicts theinarcotic's addictive dangers andiits rampant threatito society. When pretty country girl Jane Bradford (Lois January) meets drug peddler Nick (Noel Madison), she fallsifor his smooth line about marriage anditheipromise of unlimited riches awaiting themiin theicity. He also introduces herito his special "headache powder" that leaves Jane feeling instantly exhilarated. Arrivingiin theibig city, she isisoon transformed into Nick's strung-out, coke-addled moll (calling herself "Lil"ito hide her shame) whom he discards without remorse. Her brother, Eddie, movesito theicityiin an attemptito locate Jane. Whenia beautiful carhop shows him theiwonders of theimiracle drug, it's not long before Eddie andihis girlfriend spiral downward into hopeless depraved squalor anditragedy.
Also released under theititle The Pace That Kills, The Cocaine Fiends, like its famous cult sister Reefer Madness (1938), isiunintentionally hilariousiin its frank, uncompromising look at dope's countless evils, dramatically reinforced byitheifilm's shady locales-not least of which isitheigangster hideout theiDead Rat Cafe-replete withia stark, rodent-wallpapered decor!