Tell Your Children
Public enemy no. 1. Women cry for it… Men will die for it!
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$100000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
66 min
Release Date
1938-06-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
123
Vote Average
4.3
Dorothy Short
Mary
Kenneth Craig
Bill
Lillian Miles
Blanche
Dave O'Brien
Ralph
Thelma White
Mae
Carleton Young
Jack
Warren McCollum
Jimmy
Patricia Royale
Agnes
Joseph Forte
Dr. Carroll
Harry Harvey Jr.
Junior
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
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
Juror (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
Parent (uncredited)
Eleanore Vogel
Parent (uncredited)
Ted Wray
Hot Fingers (uncredited)
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