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Narcotics: Pit of Despair

Narcotics: Pit of Despair

1967Short⏱️ 29m
ShortDrama
5.7
IMDB Rating
330 votes

In this dark vision of drug use, a former classmate turned dealer seduces a high-school student into drug addiction.

Director
Mel Marshall
Writers
N/A
Stars
Kevin Tighe, Gerald LeRoy, Julie Conners
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 12
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Kevin Tighe
Kevin Tighe
as John Scott
👤
Gerald LeRoy
as Pete
👤
Julie Conners
as Helen
👤
Patrick Miller
as Self - Narrator

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

🏷️ Keywords

marijuananarrationstudent athletepartydrug dealer

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

Seems like Jack Webb on steroids
by tles72023-03-18
3/10

"Wow, this was dated even when it came out. Not so much over the top like reefer madness, but more like the incessant lecturing that you saw in the worst Dragnet episodes from the 1960s. It appears to be made in 1967 but it has the look of boys and girls a few years earlier. The party scenes are hilarious. I assume these types of films were shown in schools, although I was in middle school in 1967, and never saw this. What a difference in 55 years. Now we have crack and legalized pot. I saw this on TCM. I wonder what the cast thinks of this film, seeing it today. I would like to see this done b..."

💡 Did You Know?

Film debut of Kevin Tighe.

📖 Synopsis

In this dark vision of drug use, a former classmate turned dealer seduces a high-school student into drug addiction.