Tell Your Children
Public enemy no. 1. Women cry for it… Men will die for it!
1938 | 66m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Louis J. Gasnier |
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| Writer: | Lawrence Meade, Arthur Hoerl |
| Staring: |
| High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can have devastating effects on teens: a drug supplier entices several restless teens, Mary and Jimmy Lane, sister and brother, and Bill, Mary's boyfriend, into frequenting a reefer house. Gradually, Bill and Jimmy are drawn into smoking dope, which affects their family lives. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 15, 1938 |
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| Director: | Louis J. Gasnier |
| Writer: | Lawrence Meade, Arthur Hoerl |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | opium, drug addiction, drug trafficking, drug dealer, exploitation, propaganda, hallucination, marijuana, hallucinogenic drug, drugs, psychotronic, baffled |
| Production Companies | George A. Hirliman Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $100,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dorothy Short | Mary |
| Kenneth Craig | Bill |
| Lillian Miles | Blanche |
| Dave O'Brien | Ralph |
| Thelma White | Mae |
| Carleton Young | Jack |
| Warren McCollum | Jimmy |
| Patricia Royale | Agnes |
| Joseph Forte | Dr. Carroll |
| Harry Harvey Jr. | Junior |
| Richard Alexander | Pete Daley (uncredited) |
| Bob Burns | Juror (uncredited) |
| Lester Dorr | Joe the Bartender (uncredited) |
| Phil Dunham | Juror (uncredited) |
| Edward Earle | FBI Investigator Mr. Wayne (uncredited) |
| Frank LaRue | Bill's Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Edward LeSaint | Judge (uncredited) |
| Mary MacLaren | Mrs. Lane (uncredited) |
| Walter McGrail | The Boss (uncredited) |
| Edmund Mortimer | Henry Harper (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Jury Foreman (uncredited) |
| William Royle | Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) |
| Marin Sais | Mrs. Harper (uncredited) |
| Forrest Taylor | Blanche's Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Dan Wolheim | Pete Daley (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Louis J. Gasnier | Director |
| Hugo Riesenfeld | Original Music Composer |
| Lawrence Meade | Original Story |
| Arthur Hoerl | Screenplay |
| Paul Franklin | Additional Dialogue |
| Carl Pierson | Editor |
| Robert Priestley | Art Direction |
| Louis Diage | Property Master |
| Abe Meyer | Music |
| Jack Greenhalgh | Director of Photography |
| Hans Weeren | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George A. Hirliman | Producer |
| Samuel Diege | Producer |
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