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Tell Your Children (1938)

1h 6m · 15 Jun 1938

Public enemy no. 1. Women cry for it… Men will die for it!

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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.

Movie ID11239
GenreDrama
DirectorLouis J. Gasnier
Main castDorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien, Thelma White, Carleton Young, Warren McCollum, Patricia Royale
Release date15 June 1938
Release year1938
LanguageEnglish
Duration66 min (1h 6m)
Rating4.4 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseGeorge A. Hirliman Productions

Director: Louis J. Gasnier
Writers: Arthur Hoerl

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Dorothy ShortMary
Kenneth CraigBill
Lillian MilesBlanche Dave O'BrienRalph Thelma WhiteMae Carleton YoungJack
Warren McCollumJimmy
Patricia RoyaleAgnes
Joseph ForteDr. Carroll
Harry Harvey Jr.Junior
Richard AlexanderPete Daley (uncredited) Bob BurnsJuror (uncredited) Lester DorrJoe the Bartender (uncredited) Phil DunhamJuror (uncredited) Edward EarleFBI Investigator Mr. Wayne (uncredited) Frank LaRueBill's Lawyer (uncredited) Edward LeSaintJudge (uncredited) Mary MacLarenMrs. Lane (uncredited) Walter McGrailThe Boss (uncredited)
Edmund MortimerHenry Harper (uncredited)

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