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Assassin of youth matchbook
- Title
- Assassin of youth matchbook [realia].
- Publication
- [Los Angeles : BCM Roadshow Productions, 1937].
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Artifact | Permit needed | Berg Coll Assassin O49 1937 | Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- BCM Roadshow Productions.
- Description
- 1 matchbook : col.; 5.2 x 3.8 cm.
- Summary
- Promotional matchbook printed in black, orange, and yellow, for the 1937 anti-drug film "Assassin of Youth," one of the earliest drug exploitation films. The goal of these films was to wrap mildly lascivious content in the guise of an educational film in order to escape censorship by the production code.
- Subjects
- Note
- Film title and "Daring Marihuana Exposé" on front cover of matchbook.
- "Deals Wild, Mad Thrills At A Price" and "A Puff .. A party .... A Tragedy"--From back cover.
- "It May Shock You But It's True"--From matchbook spine.
- Silhouette of young man holding a burning marijuana cigarette, and silhouette of semi-nude young woman with long hair reclining on one hand beside him, other hand posed dramatically on her head, beneath which is large, burning marijuana cigarette inscribed "Reefer."
- Image on each row of matches depicts unconscious, young, red-haired woman, scantily clad in partially torn red dress, lying in giant red hand.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Call Number
- Berg Coll Assassin O49 1937
- OCLC
- 765467594
- Title
- Assassin of youth matchbook [realia].
- Imprint
- [Los Angeles : BCM Roadshow Productions, 1937].
- Access
- Restricted access; request permission from holding division.
- Local Note
- Berg Collection copy from matchbook set issued for the State Theatre in Martinsburg, West Virginia, as indicated on inside cover.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- BCM Roadshow Productions.
- Research Call Number
- Berg Coll Assassin O49 1937