Dwain Esper

[CaveGirl]

For all fans of the exploitation king, TCM will be showing one of his masterpieces tonight.

 

Sadly they are not showing the short he did called "How to Take a Bath" which I've sought out for years. Though it sounds more like it should star Robert Benchley, I have a funny feeling that it might star instead an ecdysiast practitioner.

 

Here is the lineup with the Esper film called "Marihuna" that all film fans need to have seen at least once in their lifetime:
 

2:00 AM REEFER MADNESS (1936)  

Drug dealers lure a pair of young innocents into marijuana addiction.

Dir: Louis Gasnier Cast:  Dorothy Short , Kenneth Craig , Lillian Miles .

BW-65 mins,

3:00 AM MARIHUANA (1936)  

Drugs lead to tragedy for a young girl who is transformed into a big-time drug dealer.

Dir: Dwain Esper Cast:  Harley Wood , Hugh McArthur , Pat Carlyle .

BW-57 mins,

4:00 AM COCAINE FIENDS (1935)  

A drug dealer gets a small town waitress hooked on cocaine.

Dir: Wm. A. O'Connor Cast:  Lois January , Noel Madison , Sheila Mannors .

BW-61 mins,

5:15 AM KEEP OFF THE GRASS (1969)  

The dangers of marijuana are outlined in this educational short film.

Dir: Ib Melchior Cast:  J. Edward McKinley ,

C-21 mins,

5:15 AM TERRIBLE TRUTH, THE (1951)  

A juvenile court judge investigates the tragedy of marijuana addiction in this short film.

 

C-10 mins,

 

[GordonCole]

The guys hollywood royalty.  A parade should be organized in his honor. Too bad not many remember his work. Thinking outside the box is where inspiration lies.