Tell Your Children (1936)

  • NR
  • 01/01/1936 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 6m

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

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.

Arthur Hoerl

Screenplay

Louis J. Gasnier

Director

Cast

Dorothy Short's headshot

Dorothy Short

Mary
Kenneth Craig's headshot

Kenneth Craig

Bill
Lillian Miles's headshot

Lillian Miles

Blanche
Dave O'Brien's headshot

Dave O'Brien

Ralph
Thelma White's headshot

Thelma White

Mae
Carleton Young's headshot

Carleton Young

Jack
Warren McCollum's headshot

Warren McCollum

Jimmy
Patricia Royale's headshot

Patricia Royale

Agnes

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