The Pace That Kills (1928)

The Pace That Kills (1928). 1h 4m

“When you look at the poster for u0026quot;The Pace That Killsu0026quot;, you can only assume that youu0026#39;re going to see a porno film. After all, a nude woman is on the poster…along with a cocktail glass and a couple making out. However, it turns out that this ISNu0026#39;T a porno film but a reasonably well made exploitation film…the sort you CAN let your kids see (despite the poster saying itu0026#39;s u0026#39;For Adults Onlyu0026#39;)!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNow I expected the film to be a complete pile of garbage. After all, I saw the 1935 remake and it was awful…earning a paltry score of 2. But it really is not that bad a film…and I was shocked to see it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story begins with a young man leaving his country home and going to the big city in order to look for his sister, who moved there and then completely disappeared. He gets a job there and things look good…for about five minutes! Soon, he meets a good-time girl who introduces him to cocaine, drinking and nightclubs! But the thrill of coke is short-lived and soon heu0026#39;s graduated to morphine, opium and heroin! Whatu0026#39;s next? See the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe big complaint about the plot is that the young manu0026#39;s slide into degradation is just too fast. But, the effects of the drugs and where it all leads is not all that unrealistic…something odd about drug films of the era which are usually filled with much more misinformation. Not bad at all….but also not all that good as well!”