Entry - September 11, 1936

9.00 PM We had a long promised show tonight in the mess hall. The name of it was “Desire”. It was a pretty good show.

Started smoking again today.

Robert

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Comments from Chris

Here is the link to that movie. It was a Gary Cooper / Marlene Dietrich movie that came out in 1936.

It wouldn't be until the late 1940s when links to smoking and lung cancel came about. At this time smoking was really getting going and the health effects were yet to be known. There were many ads, some even depicting doctors and sports figures promoting cigarette brands. 

Camel Cigarette Ad