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]

The Drug Traffic
Directed byIrving Cummings
Written byHarvey Gates
Produced bySol Lesser
Irving Cummings
StarringRobert Walker
Gladys Brockwell
Barbara Tennant
Production
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Irving Cummings Productions
Distributed byPrincipal Pictures
Release date
  • March 1923 (1923-03)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Synopsis

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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

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  1. ^ Munden p.204

Bibliography

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  • Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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