The Pace That Kills (1928 film)

The Pace That Kills
Theatrical poster (1928)
Directed by
Produced byWillis Kent
Starring
  • Owen Gorin
  • Thelma Daniels
  • Florence Turner
  • Florence Dudley
Narrated byWillis Kent (credited as presenter)
CinematographyErnest Laszlo
Edited byEdith Wakeling
Production
company
Willis Kent Productions
Distributed by"State Rights"
Release date
  • December 7, 1928 (1928-12-07)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Pace That Kills is a 1928 American silent exploitation film directed by Norton S. Parker and William O'Connor. The film tells the story of two young people who get involved with a drug dealer and become addicted to opium and cocaine. The plot also dealt with amorality and prostitution.[1] Similar to other movies of the genre, the final film was redone as a film of the same name in 1935 in a sound or "talkie" film format. Footage from The Pace That Kills was incorporated in the later film.[2]

  1. ^ Cripps 1996, p. 77.
  2. ^ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:'The Pace That Kills'." catalog.afi.com, 2019. Retrieved: June 17, 2019.