{"product_id":"silent-exploitation-double-feature-street-of-forgotten-women-silent-mod-dvd-movie","title":"Silent Exploitation Double Feature: Street of Forgotten Women (Silent) (MOD) (DVD MOVIE)","description":"In the Jazz Age, Hollywood was rocked by several scandals: the death of matinee idol Wallace Reid after a long battle with drug addiction, the sexual assault and death of aspiring starlet Virginia Rappe (attributed to Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle), and the (still) unsolved murder of director William Desmond Taylor. To combat widespread accusations that Tinseltown had become a hotbed of sin, a number of pictures were made that showed the dangers of sex, drugs, and vice. Despite their producers' noble aspirations, they usually ended up exploiting the very subjects they sought to condemn. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE STREET OF FORGOTTEN WOMEN\u003c\/i\u003e(1927): \u003c\/b\u003e Grace Fleming wants to break into show business, but her father, a wealthy slum lord, forbids it. Seduced by a sleazy agent, she gets a job at a low-class cabaret dancing in a skimpy costume. Grace does not realize that she has actually been drafted into a prostitution ring. Soon, the poor girl is selling herself on the same broken-down streets her father owns. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot much is known about \u003ci\u003eThe Street of Forgotten Women\u003c\/i\u003e, other than that it was made to warn young girls about how easy it is to become a prostitute. Press materials of the era state that it is the dramatized true story of star Grace Fleming (though this may have simply been a screen name for an anonymous actress) and was \"heartily endorsed by leading citizens, city officials, and the clergy as a motion picture that should be seen by all young women.\" The police shut down at least one theater for showing the film in Kansas, however.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e THE ROAD TO RUIN\u003c\/i\u003e (1928): \u003c\/b\u003e Neglected by her stuffy parents, 16-year-old Sally Canfield starts experimenting with drugs, alcohol, and sex with older men. Her mother and father disown her after she is arrested in her underwear at a strip poker game. Discovering she is pregnant, Sally submits to a back alley abortion that has tragic consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Road to Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e was popular enough to warrant a sound remake in 1934, also starring Helen Foster. In his book \u003ci\u003eBehind the Mask of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e, film historian Kevin Brownlow reports that Foster kept a bottle of bootleg whiskey by her side to keep herself inebriated during the strip poker scene.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"COLOR: #0000ff\"\u003eDVD Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Rated:  NR\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Runtime:  1 hours,  34 minutes\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Encoding: Region 1(US \u0026amp; Canada)\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Originally Released:  1\/1\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Label:  Alpha Video\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring: Helen Foster; Grant Withers; Virginia Roye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"BORDER-BOTTOM: blue 3px solid; BORDER-LEFT: blue 3px solid; WIDTH: 675px; HEIGHT:140px; BORDER-TOP: blue 3px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: blue 3px solid\"\u003eThis product is made-on-demand by the manufacturer using DVD-R recordable media. Almost all DVD players can play DVD-Rs (except for some older models made before 2000) - please consult your owner's manual for formats compatible with your player. These DVD-Rs may not play on all computers or DVD player\/recorders. To address this, the manufacturer recommends viewing this product on a DVD player that does not have recording capability. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53382501499180,"sku":"089218796592","price":18.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/6327\/4284\/files\/Silent-Exploitation-Double-Feature-Street-of-Forgotten-Women-Silent-MOD-DVD-MOVIE.jpg?v=1782477981","url":"https:\/\/www.margaritasvideostore.com\/products\/silent-exploitation-double-feature-street-of-forgotten-women-silent-mod-dvd-movie","provider":"Margarita's Video Store LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}