Prohibition Era Movies

  • 2018
    Dormancy

    Dormancy

    Dormancy

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    Set in 1932, at the height of prohibition and the growing American eugenics movement, the state of Vermont passes a law allowing for sexual...

    Dormancy
  • 1919
    The Breath of a Nation

    The Breath of a Nation

    The Breath of a Nation

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    Prohibition has just gone into effect, and Judge Rummy's wife eagerly throws away all of the Judge's liquor. She also plans to have a temperance...

    The Breath of a Nation
  • 1931
    Hoover Board's Dry Law Stirs Nation

    Hoover Board's Dry Law Stirs Nation

    Hoover Board's Dry Law Stirs Nation

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    G.W. Wickersham, head of Commission, sums up it's findings for Metrotone.

    Hoover Board's Dry Law Stirs Nation
  • 1926
    Behind the Scenes with the Bootleggers

    Behind the Scenes with the Bootleggers

    Behind the Scenes with the Bootleggers

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    This newsreel depicts the inner-workings of a bootleggers' facility for making and distributing illegal bootleg liquor..

    Behind the Scenes with the Bootleggers
  • 1930
    More Bad News for the Thirsty

    More Bad News for the Thirsty

    More Bad News for the Thirsty

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    Made during Prohibition and consists of a group of Federal agents destroying a cache of liquor.

    More Bad News for the Thirsty