Tell Your Children (1938)

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Tell Your Children on IMDb 3.7/10 6,848 votes

Released:
1938-06-15

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.

Director:
Louis J. Gasnier

Runtime:
1h 6min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Dorothy Short
    as
    Mary
  • Kenneth Craig
    as
    Bill
  • Lillian Miles
    as
    Blanche
  • Dave O'Brien
    as
    Ralph
  • Thelma White
    as
    Mae