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Ashes of Doom

Don Arioli, Grant Munro, 1970, 1 min 56 s
This short film was produced for The Department of National Health and Welfare to warn against the dangers of cigarette ...
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This short film was produced for The Department of National Health and Welfare to warn against the dangers of cigarette smoking. Set against the backdrop of a typical '60s-era horror movie, a young woman is seen lighting up cigarette after cigarette. When a vampire appears at the stroke of midnight, she faints from sheer terror. But when the vampire closes in for the kill, he is hit with a nasty surprise...
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  • Ashes of Doom

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    A "thriller" of the evils of cigarette smoking, set in a Gothic boudoir. As a vampire bends over a chain-smoking woman to find nourishment, he backs away and gasps his last breath amidst a puff of smoke. A clever statement on an important problem.

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