The Drug Traffic

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The Drug Traffic
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Directed by Irving Cummings
Written by Harvey Gates
Produced by Sol Lesser
Irving Cummings
Starring Robert Walker
Gladys Brockwell
Barbara Tennant
Production
company
Irving Cummings Productions
Distributed by Principal Pictures
Release date
March 1923
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Drug Traffic is a 1923 American silent crime drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Robert Walker, Gladys Brockwell and Barbara Tennant. It was produced independently and released on a state-by-state basis. [1]

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Synopsis

A successful surgeon, weary due to his long and stressful days, starts taking shots of drugs to pep him up. Before long he is an addict and his career and personal life collapse.

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References

  1. Munden p.204

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