Storyline: Narcotic 1933 As the opening scroll tells us, Narcotic was presented in the hope that the public may become aware of the terrific struggle to rid the world of drug addiction The movie itself is a salacious plunge into a world of sordid pleasures It tells us the story of Dr William G Davies, an infamous snake oil salesman who started his career as a promising medical student In the opening sequence he saves an unborn baby by performing a cesarean operation after the mother was killed in an automobile accident Stock medical footage shows a womans stomach being sliced open like a ripe watermelon and the baby popping out like a jack in a box But the allure of opium proves too strong for the doctor to resist After a single night of relaxation in a Chinatown opium den, Davies becomes a slave to drugs As his medical practice deteriorates, he shifts his attention to selling medicine by demonstration He says to his nursefiancee, I cant see anything wrong if my preparation has merit However, his preparation is one of the great quack cure alls Tiger Fat Davies soon becomes one of the leading sideshow attractions for a carnival His success as a carnival huckster initially allows him to run with a fast crowd In the movies most shocking episode, Davies and his ritzy friends retire to a hotel room together for a drug party Were gonna get lit, says a woman A buffet of drugs is spread out on a table and each guest takes their drug of choice It takes a needle for me to get a bang, says a woman As each participant indulges, the party quickly turns into an orgy of excesses, one woman hikes up her skirts, another laughs hysterically, a man pontificates, another man becomes paranoid The movie provides a litany of different reactions to drugs Ultimately, Davies drug addiction leaves him gaunt and stooped, living in a hovel with no hope of returning to his previous life
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