He deserved so much better than what he was given, his name associated with scandal, he was a husband, father, composer, writer, director and could play any instrument put in front of him, how come film historians never mention that?
Not the first artist to succumb to drug addiction, and unfortunately there were many more to come. Good on Mrs.Reid for champion the treatment of drug addiction as a disease throughout her life after the death of her husband.
This has to be one of the saddest stories ever. Wallace was young, handsome and had a beautiful wife and two small children. To have the film studio not care about him and his addiction was an abomination. Whenever I see his photo, I get very sad. He had an entire lifetime ahead of him. He could have eventually retired from making pictures and gone on to other more lucrative ventures had this horrible event not taken him to his end. He was just a commodity for the studios and they could care less what happened to him. Opiate withdrawal is horrendous. I know; I have been there myself. May he forever rest in peace.
Imagine how awful the unknown men that returned home from WW1 and ended up with this same addiction, the real heroes who were drafted and forced into war where they picked up opiate addiction after losing a limb or disfigurement instead of just being given it by a Hollywood studio because he needed a handful of stitches in his head. I think his wife's work to show addiction as a disease is braver than what Wally did. Wally had it all, but couldn't say no. Imagine the countless poor young men around his same age that after seeing pure horror in The Great War were left to battle this addiction. Once again people still put Hollywood on a pedestal when they deserve to never be there because they are often no more special or brave than fighting young men and women.
How many right around this same time and around the same age as Wally, that instead of acting and making a fortune were instead sent in via drafts to fight and get horrible injuries in WW1/The Great War and returned with this same addiction? Because they were real life heroes who risked life in the war they died unknown but it's a Hollywood star who becomes the poster child for addiction, all because he got a cut in a train wrecked that required a handful of stictches. Imagine the young men that lost limbs and were left disfigured to live in pain that had this same addiction. Still to this day the world hasn't learned it's lesson, it props up those in Hollywood, musicians or sports stars when the real bravery are those that were sent off to war and had their lives ruined.
Morphine is a pain medication of the opiate family which is found naturally in a number of plants and animals. It acts directly on the central nervous system (CNS) to decrease the feeling of pain. It can be taken for both acute pain and chronic pain. It is frequently used for pain from myocardial infarction and during labor. It can be given by mouth, by injection into a muscle, by injection under the skin, intravenously, injection into the space around the spinal cord, or rectally. Maximum effect is reached after about 20 minutes when given intravenously and after 60 minutes when given by mouth, while duration of effect is 3-7 hours. Long-acting formulations also exist. Potentially serious side effects include decreased respiratory effort and low blood pressure. Morphine is addictive and prone to abuse. If the dose is reduced after long-term use, opioid withdrawal symptoms may occur. Common side effects include drowsiness, vomiting, and constipation. Caution is advised when used during pregnancy or breast feeding, as morphine may affect the baby. Morphine was first isolated between 1803 and 1805 by Friedrich Sertürner. This is generally believed to be the first isolation of an active ingredient from a plant. Merck began marketing it commercially in 1827. Morphine was more widely used after the invention of the hypodermic syringe in 1853-1855. Sertürner originally named the substance morphium after the Greek god of dreams, Morpheus, as it has a tendency to cause sleep. The primary source of morphine is isolation from poppy straw of the opium poppy. In 2013, approximately 523 tons of morphine were produced. Approximately 45 tons were used directly for pain, a four-fold increase over the last twenty years. Most use for this purpose was in the developed world. About 70 percent of morphine is used to make other opioids such as hydromorphone, oxymorphone, and heroin. It is a Schedule II drug in the United States, Class A in the United Kingdom, and Schedule I in Canada. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system. Morphine is sold under many trade names. In 2016, it was the 158th most prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 3 million prescriptions.
He deserved so much better than what he was given, his name associated with scandal, he was a husband, father, composer, writer, director and could play any instrument put in front of him, how come film historians never mention that?
The studio owned him...and killed him!
Well that sucks. Poor guy. Great looking and talented. RIP Mr. Reid.
Not the first artist to succumb to drug addiction, and unfortunately there were many more to come. Good on Mrs.Reid for champion the treatment of drug addiction as a disease throughout her life after the death of her husband.
If anyone understood the misery he must have been in, it would break your heart.
I know what that misery is. I have experienced it.
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Poor man. 😔
Studio doctor. That's the tv series we need.
Yes, its James Mason narrating. JR
I feel for this man !! There is nothing in this world that compares to opiate withdrawal !! Its hell on earth !!
This has to be one of the saddest stories ever. Wallace was young, handsome and had a beautiful wife and two small children. To have the film studio not care about him and his addiction was an abomination. Whenever I see his photo, I get very sad. He had an entire lifetime ahead of him. He could have eventually retired from making pictures and gone on to other more lucrative ventures had this horrible event not taken him to his end. He was just a commodity for the studios and they could care less what happened to him. Opiate withdrawal is horrendous. I know; I have been there myself. May he forever rest in peace.
Imagine how awful the unknown men that returned home from WW1 and ended up with this same addiction, the real heroes who were drafted and forced into war where they picked up opiate addiction after losing a limb or disfigurement instead of just being given it by a Hollywood studio because he needed a handful of stitches in his head. I think his wife's work to show addiction as a disease is braver than what Wally did. Wally had it all, but couldn't say no. Imagine the countless poor young men around his same age that after seeing pure horror in The Great War were left to battle this addiction.
Once again people still put Hollywood on a pedestal when they deserve to never be there because they are often no more special or brave than fighting young men and women.
How many right around this same time and around the same age as Wally, that instead of acting and making a fortune were instead sent in via drafts to fight and get horrible injuries in WW1/The Great War and returned with this same addiction? Because they were real life heroes who risked life in the war they died unknown but it's a Hollywood star who becomes the poster child for addiction, all because he got a cut in a train wrecked that required a handful of stictches. Imagine the young men that lost limbs and were left disfigured to live in pain that had this same addiction. Still to this day the world hasn't learned it's lesson, it props up those in Hollywood, musicians or sports stars when the real bravery are those that were sent off to war and had their lives ruined.
should have studio doctors now----probably do----only for big stars probably----dammit
it's an industry now.
Is this George Mason as the narrator?
James
Morphine is a pain medication of the opiate family which is found naturally in a number of plants and animals.
It acts directly on the central nervous system (CNS) to decrease the feeling of pain.
It can be taken for both acute pain and chronic pain.
It is frequently used for pain from myocardial infarction and during labor.
It can be given by mouth, by injection into a muscle, by injection under the skin, intravenously, injection into the space around the spinal cord, or rectally.
Maximum effect is reached after about 20 minutes when given intravenously and after 60 minutes when given by mouth, while duration of effect is 3-7 hours.
Long-acting formulations also exist.
Potentially serious side effects include decreased respiratory effort and low blood pressure.
Morphine is addictive and prone to abuse.
If the dose is reduced after long-term use, opioid withdrawal symptoms may occur.
Common side effects include drowsiness, vomiting, and constipation.
Caution is advised when used during pregnancy or breast feeding, as morphine may affect the baby.
Morphine was first isolated between 1803 and 1805 by Friedrich Sertürner.
This is generally believed to be the first isolation of an active ingredient from a plant.
Merck began marketing it commercially in 1827.
Morphine was more widely used after the invention of the hypodermic syringe in 1853-1855.
Sertürner originally named the substance morphium after the Greek god of dreams, Morpheus, as it has a tendency to cause sleep.
The primary source of morphine is isolation from poppy straw of the opium poppy.
In 2013, approximately 523 tons of morphine were produced.
Approximately 45 tons were used directly for pain, a four-fold increase over the last twenty years.
Most use for this purpose was in the developed world.
About 70 percent of morphine is used to make other opioids such as hydromorphone, oxymorphone, and heroin.
It is a Schedule II drug in the United States, Class A in the United Kingdom, and Schedule I in Canada.
It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system.
Morphine is sold under many trade names.
In 2016, it was the 158th most prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 3 million prescriptions.