Human Wreckage is a 1923 American independent silent drama [1] propaganda film [2] that starred Dorothy Davenport and featured James Kirkwood, Sr., Bessie Love, and Lucille Ricksen. The film was co-produced by Davenport and Thomas H. Ince and distributed by Film Booking Offices of America, with a premiere on June 17, 1923. [3]

Human Wreckage: Directed by John Griffith Wray, Dorothy Davenport. With Dorothy Davenport, James Kirkwood, Bessie Love, George Hackathorne. An attorney's wife is determined to fight the evils of addictive substances.

When he discovers that his passenger is the leader of the dope ring, he resolves to aide the war on narcotics by crashing the vehicle head-on into an oncoming train, killing them both. Alan gets treated for his addiction and begins to fight the pushers in court, pushing for stronger laws against addictive substances.

Human Wreckage is a 1923 American independent silent drama propaganda film that starred Dorothy Davenport and featured James Kirkwood, Sr., Bessie Love, and Luc...

With the help of Alan's impassioned defense, Jimmy gets aquitted. Alan feels the pressures of his job and is introduced to a doctor at his club. When he becomes addicted, he is blackmailed by his peddlers to represent their friends...

Production was underway in Culver City, CA, with an anticipated release date of 1 Jul 1923. Originally titled The Living Dead, the picture was an indictment of the drug culture that took the life of Mrs. Reid’s husband, actor Wallace Reid.

Human Wreckage, released in 1923, follows an attorney's wife as she battles against the pervasive influence of addictive substances. As a social issue film, it explores themes of addiction and its impact on individuals and society, presenting a narrative of personal and societal struggle.

In depicting the evil of narcotics, Human Wreckage opens by showing the route from the poppy fields of Asia, through Mexico, into the hands of smugglers, to dealers selling to children and soldiers, and a mother using opium to quiet a crying child.

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