The following is a collection of print media from the initial runs of 1945's "The Lost Weekend" in the Pacific Northwest. Not horror, but some scenes are pretty horrific.

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The Lost Weekend (1945)
The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Charles R. Jackson (novel), Charles Brackett (screenplay), Billy Wilder (screenplay)
Stars: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry


February 10, 1946 ad (Portland)


January 30, 1946 ad (Seattle)


February 1, 1946 ad (Seattle)


February 3, 1946 ad (Seattle)


February 6, 1946 ad (Seattle)


February 7, 1946 article (Seattle)


February 11, 1946 ad (Portland)

February 13, 1946 ad (Portland)

 
February 14, 1946 ad (Portland)


February 14, 1946 article (Portland)


February 15, 1946 article (Portland)


The Lost Weekend (1945) trailer

 

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