TMDb Rating
4.3/10
125 verified votes
Tell Your Children (1938)
Drama
66 min
"Public enemy no. 1. Women cry for it… Men will die for it!"
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
DramaLouis J. GasnierDorothy ShortKenneth Craig1938
Director
Louis J. Gasnier
Top Cast
Dorothy ShortKenneth CraigLillian MilesDave O'BrienThelma White
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