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Tell Your Children

19384.3 / 1066 min
Drama

Overview

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.

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)

James Ard

James Ard

Officer Chuckman (uncredited)

Nora Bush

Nora Bush

Juror (uncredited)

Jane Crowley

Jane Crowley

Parent (uncredited)

Adabelle Driver

Adabelle Driver

Juror (uncredited)

Kay Garrett

Kay Garrett

Parent (uncredited)

Eleanore Vogel

Eleanore Vogel

Parent (uncredited)

Ted Wray

Ted Wray

Hot Fingers (uncredited)

Crew

Louis Diage

Louis Diage

Property Master

Arthur Hoerl

Arthur Hoerl

Screenplay

Hugo Riesenfeld

Hugo Riesenfeld

Original Music Composer

George A. Hirliman

George A. Hirliman

Producer

Louis J. Gasnier

Louis J. Gasnier

Director

Lawrence Meade

Lawrence Meade

Original Story

Paul Franklin

Paul Franklin

Additional Dialogue

Robert Priestley

Robert Priestley

Art Direction

Abe Meyer

Abe Meyer

Music

Samuel Diege

Samuel Diege

Producer

Carl Pierson

Carl Pierson

Editor

Jack Greenhalgh

Jack Greenhalgh

Director of Photography

Hans Weeren

Hans Weeren

Sound