Opium Destruction, San Francisco (1914)
1914 · Ephemeral film · 2 min
Synopsis
Government agents burn confiscated opium near unfinished San Francisco City Hall, and destroy other confiscated Chinese drugs.
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Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★ · Not very interesting · Ryan Mast · 2006-01-29
Although I'm sure there's an intriguing story behind this, the film really doesn't look that great. A couple of guys throw a match into a pile of wood, and we see shots of it burning. Flames don't look nearly as exciting in black and white.
