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Confessions
of an Opium Eater
Starring the great Vincent Price, this Albert Zugsmith
exploiter is very freely based upon the book “Confessions
of an Opium Eater” by Thomas DeQuincey. Set in San
Francisco during the Tong Wars of the 1800s, women are
sold as slaves by an evil drug lord named Ling Tang. Price
plays the hero, DeQuincey, who is asked to find a woman
who has escaped the slave trade and bring her back. He
finds her and attempts to escape with her, only to be
discovered and marked for death for his treachery. In
an effort to escape the wrath of Ling Tang, DeQuincey
hides out in Chinatown and discovers the wonders of the
Opium trade and the drug's hallucinogenic effects. Filled
with absurd dialogue, Asian stereotypes, and A-typical
Zugsmith exploitation touches, Confessions of an Opium
Eater is a classic of the early 60’s sleaze genre.
video source quality
rating: B |
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Confessions
of an Opium Eater
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Item
price: $14.99 |
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B&W/
85 min/ 1962 |
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