The Pace That Kills (1935)
Crime! Suicide! Prostitution!
A drug dealer on the run from the law meets an innocent young girl and her brother, and turns them into “cocaine fiends”.
- Date of release
- 1935-12-01
- TMDB
- 3.1 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- William A. O'Connor
Casting
- Lois January — Jane Bradford
- Noel Madison — Nick - The Pusher
- Sheila Bromley — Fanny
- Dean Benton — Eddie Bradford
- Lois Lindsay — Dorothy Farley
- Charles Delaney — Dan - the Detective - Dorothy's Boyfriend
- Eddie Phillips — Manager of Dead Rat Club
- Frank Shannon — Mr. Farley
- Fay Holden — Madame / Henchwoman
Interesting facts
The Pace That Kills is a 1935 American exploitation film directed by William O'Connor. The film, starring Lois January, tells the story of Jane Bradford, who gets involved with a drug dealer and becomes addicted to cocaine.
Production
Typical of the other films that Willis Kent produced during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s was a string of low-budget westerns and exploitation films, thinly disguised as cautionary tales. The plot also dealt with amorality and prostitution. Production began November 9, 1935.
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