THE COCAINE FIENDS / aka THE PACE THAT KILLS - 1936

In today's Friday the 13th tale, it's all about how unlucky you can be if you get hooked on cocaine! A drug dealer is on the run from the law and meets an innocent young girl and her brother, it's only a matter of time before he turns them into "Cocaine Fiends!"

This one stars Lois (THE BLACK CAT) January, Noel (THE BLACK RAVEN) Madison, Sheila (THE HELL CAT) Bromley, Dean (THE RETURN OF CHANDU) Benton, Lois (THE LONE WOLF RETURNS) Lindsay, Charles (THE BEATNIKS) Delaney, Eddie (PHANTOM PATROL) Phillips and Frank (FLASH GORDON - Dr. Alexis Zarkov) Shannon.

Here's Jane, she's new in town, and has unknowingly hooked up with a drug dealer named Nick. She overhears the police talking about taking down local pushers...

Jane's brother Eddie has a job at a car hop establishment. He's feeling tired and so Fanny gives him some "headache powder." Women always have interesting places to hide things.

But, it isn't long before Eddie and Fanny are fired from their jobs and are now addicted to cocaine. The landlady wants to know why Eddie isn't out looking for a job. Fanny sez... He's sick. Just look at them, what an understatement!

Things get worse, so, Eddie leaves Fanny, saying that he never loved her!.. Poor addicted girl, just no way out of Hell.

That's Nick on the right, him and his pal cause a pile of trouble at the Dead Rat Club and create a diversion to escape from the authorities...

Jane goes to a cocaine den for a fix but finds that her brother Eddie is in one of the beds. She grabs him and takes him away with her.

Jane calls the cops and tells them where she is, the apartment of rich playgirl, Dorothy Farley.

Jane has a gun and is not afraid to use it. Nick's pal comes into the room and gets a shot to the gut! The police arrive to find him dead on the floor.

Through some interrogation, it's discovered that Dorothy's father is the head pusher!.. Dorothy breaks down upon the devastating news.

After the dust clears, Dorothy and her beau Dan, the detective, drive off merrily into the sunset, making for a happy ending... Tune in tomorrow when we'll bring you (and them) another special post, here, at The Dungeon!..