Prohibition : A Nation of Scofflaws

Prohibition : A Nation of Scofflaws (2011)

Genres - Historical Film  |   Sub-Genres - Social History, Law & Crime  |   Run Time - 117 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis by Jeff Gemmill

Part 2 of 3 examines the problems that the Volstead Act and Prohibition caused, including a possible increase in alcoholism due to women frequenting the illicit speakeasies that replaced male-only saloons; adulterated liquor that poisons some drinkers; and civil-rights violations by overzealous federal agents anxious to make arrests. Despite the public's growing opposition to the ban, few politicians dare to speak against it due to the political might of the Anti-Saloon League.

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alcohol, amendment [Constitutional], Prohibition, temperance