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O'Neill

The Web (1913)

May 14, 2015by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

Written in 1913 when Eugene O’Neill was convalescing from tuberculosis, The Web demonstrates the talents of the playwright early in his career.  The play does much work in just one act, as […]

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Eugene O'Neill, The Web (1913) by Eugene O'Neill
Cocaine

The Mystery of the Glass Tube (1914)

March 31, 2015by Tory Lowe Leave a comment

1914 article from the film periodical Motography which reviews the film The Mystery of the Glass Tube, a detective film which involved an opium den and cocaine smuggling.

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Film Analyses
50,000 Girls Disappear headline

50,000 Girls Disappear a Year

February 19, 2015by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

An article in the New York Times in 1913 made the dubious claim that over 50,000 girls were abducted each year when they migrated to cities.  This is just one […]

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Immigration, Prostitution, White Slavery
Pendleton King

Cocaine by Pendleton King (1916)

December 6, 2014by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

This one-act play features drug abuse, urban poverty, and both men and women selling their bodies for sale.  This honest portrait of drug abuse features two down-on-their luck addicts living in […]

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Brothel Dramas, Cocaine (1916) by Pendleton King, Eugene Lincoln, Ida Rauh, Margaret Wycherly, Pendleton King
The Italian

The Italian (1915)

December 2, 2014by Tory Lowe Leave a comment

Prolific producer Thomas H. Ince’s 1915 film The Italian starred George Beban, a stage and film actor noted for playing Italian immigrants (despite the fact that he was himself of […]

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Film Clips, Immigration
Safe in Hell

Safe in Hell (1931)

December 2, 2014by Tory Lowe Leave a comment

This is an excerpt from the 1931 pre-Code film Safe in Hell starring Dorothy Mackaill. The film tells the story of a prostitute who escapes a murder charge by moving […]

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Film Clips, Prostitution

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SEX FOR SALE: SIX PROGRESSIVE-ERA BROTHEL DRAMAS

Sisters in Sin: Brothel Drama in America, 1900 – 1920

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