Links of Interest

Here are some resources surrounding the musical itself.

Playwrights and History

Reviews

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The Movie

Slang of the Time

1930s pulp fiction horror

1930s horror films

Cab Calloway video—shadow dancer

Vanity Fair Covers

1930s fashion show—SET, CHARACTER RESEARCH FEMALES

1930s pulp fiction covers—COSTUMES, SET, LIGHTS

Kottonmouth Kings - reefer madness -i know they just come off as a dumb hip hop group that just wants to smoke but in this song they really make some good points. i was surprised.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D44pyeEvhcQ - i looked up Cab Calloway and found this. i guess this is what they meant by jazz in the play.

backstory on marijuana in us/anslinger - tells about Anslinger and other things he tried to get Americans to fear.

1930s slang - just reading it helps you get a feel for the time period

Vaudeville- certain aspects of Reefer Madness makes me think about vaudeville and some moments almost seem right out of it

Wiki-/Vaudeville

Vaudeville duo

1930s Gangster movies

Little Caesar 1930

Anti-Marijuana PSA Video by the American Medical Association
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skoWq27KYeE&feature=related

Turtle Tips: Marijuana (PSA, early 90s)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqtY88BUi0M&NR=1

The POT Conspiracy - The Real Reason Cannabis Has Been Outlawed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLOtC4CprX0&feature=related

Exposing the Myth of Smoked Medical Marijuana / Anti-Marijuana PSA Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiWpyWsMVPg&feature=related

The Medical Facts On marijuana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLQPtZs5TP8&feature=related

Bill O'Reilly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzWXzuoKjSU&NR=1

Bill O'Reilly vs. Cheech & Chong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIuFr5u6Di8&feature=related

Stephen Colbert on The O'Reilly Factor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QquTUR9nbC4&feature=related

The Real Stephen Colbert (Out of Character)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNvJZCFpdp8&feature=related

Grass: The History Of Marijuana--Very informative documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sknoKWsVlAA&feature=related