The Terrible Truth, 1951
Playlist: Propaganda
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10m
An anti-drug faux-documentary propaganda film containing messages such as "marijuana has similar properties to amphetamines and the Soviet Union was pushing drugs in America". The film follows William B. McKesson (William B. McKesson) as he interviews a young woman about her use of marijuana as a gateway drug to intravenous use of heroin.
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