Tell Your Children (1938)
Tell Your Children (1938)
Public enemy no. 1. Women cry for it… Men will die for it!
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.

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Cast

Dorothy Short Dorothy Short As: Mary
Kenneth Craig Kenneth Craig As: Bill
Lillian Miles Lillian Miles As: Blanche
Dave O'Brien Dave O'Brien As: Ralph
Thelma White Thelma White As: Mae
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Public enemy no. 1. Women cry for it… Men will die for it!
Certification: 15

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 15 June 1938

Country: US

Runtime: 66m

Company Credits

Company: George A. Hirliman Productions

Budget: $100,000

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Cast

Dorothy Short

Dorothy Short

Mary

Kenneth Craig

Kenneth Craig

Bill

Lillian Miles

Lillian Miles

Blanche

Dave O'Brien

Dave O'Brien

Ralph

Thelma White

Thelma White

Mae

Carleton Young

Carleton Young

Jack

Warren McCollum

Warren McCollum

Jimmy

Patricia Royale

Patricia Royale

Agnes

Joseph Forte

Joseph Forte

Dr. Carroll

Harry Harvey Jr.

Harry Harvey Jr.

Junior

Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander

Pete Daley (uncredited)

Bob Burns

Bob Burns

Juror (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Joe the Bartender (uncredited)

Phil Dunham

Phil Dunham

Juror (uncredited)

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

FBI Investigator Mr. Wayne (uncredited)

Frank LaRue

Frank LaRue

Bill's Lawyer (uncredited)

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Judge (uncredited)

Mary MacLaren

Mary MacLaren

Mrs. Lane (uncredited)

Walter McGrail

Walter McGrail

The Boss (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer

Henry Harper (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

William Royle

William Royle

Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

Marin Sais

Marin Sais

Mrs. Harper (uncredited)

Forrest Taylor

Forrest Taylor

Blanche's Lawyer (uncredited)

Dan Wolheim

Dan Wolheim

Pete Daley (uncredited)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Arthur Hoerl

Arthur Hoerl

Screenplay

Lawrence Meade

Lawrence Meade

Original Story

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Hugo Riesenfeld

Hugo Riesenfeld

Original Music Composer

Abe Meyer

Abe Meyer

Music

Hans Weeren

Hans Weeren

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jack Greenhalgh

Jack Greenhalgh

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Robert Priestley

Robert Priestley

Art Direction

Other Crew

Louis Diage

Louis Diage

Property Master

Paul Franklin

Paul Franklin

Additional Dialogue

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