MARIHUANA (1936) LOBBY CARD, US

MARIHUANA (1936) LOBBY CARD, US

unframed: 11 x 14 in. (28 x 36cm.)

framed: 16⅞ x 19¾in. (42.8 x 50.2 cm)

This 1936 exploitation film was directed by Dwain Esper, and written by Esper's wife, Hildagarde Stadie. The message that the film was trying to convey was that the possibility of smoking marijuana could eventually lead to becoming addicted to heroin. Although the film had cult status when it was released, it became more popular on college campuses in the 1960s.

Exploitation films were very popular in the 1930s and were made on a small budget. This is a rarer type of lobby card, as the cinema was sent the blank lobby cards with a selection of stills. They could then choose which images to use on the lobby cards. This is a rare 1930s exploitation lobby card, and not very many are known to have survived.

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