Movie

Assassin of Youth

1938 · 80 min

A creaky, earnest anti-drug melodrama that plays today as unintentional comedy, with overwrought warnings and stiff acting.

Tagline: MARIHUANA - a Puff - a Party - a Tragedy!
Overview: A high-school girl gets involved with a ring of teenage marijuana smokers and starts down the road to ruin. A reporter poses as a soda jerk to infiltrate the gang of teen dope fiends.
How it feels: Campy, dark, earnest and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Addiction, deception, greed, justice
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: campystrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
deception
greed
justice
family
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild