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Tell Your Children ( 1938 )

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

★4.2 /10 _(113.0)

66 min ● Jun 15, 1938 ● English

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Dorothy Short

Mary

Kenneth Craig

Bill

Lillian Miles

Blanche

Dave O'Brien

Ralph

Thelma White

Mae

Carleton Young

Jack

Warren McCollum

Warren McCollum

Jimmy

Patricia Royale

Patricia Royale

Agnes

Joseph Forte

Dr. Carroll

Harry Harvey Jr.

Harry Harvey Jr.

Junior

Richard Alexander

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

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)

James Ard

Officer Chuckman (uncredited)

Nora Bush

Juror (uncredited)

Jane Crowley

Parent (uncredited)

Adabelle Driver

Adabelle Driver

Juror (uncredited)

Kay Garrett

Parent (uncredited)

Eleanore Vogel

Parent (uncredited)

Ted Wray

Hot Fingers (uncredited)