Tell Your Children
Tell Your Children
Tell Your Children
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1938
1h 6m
4.3(125 votes)
Drama

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.

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32 members
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Dorothy Short

Mary

Dorothy Short
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Kenneth Craig

Bill

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Lillian Miles

Blanche

Lillian Miles
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Dave O'Brien

Ralph

Dave O'Brien
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Thelma White

Mae

Thelma White
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Carleton Young

Jack

Carleton Young
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Warren McCollum

Jimmy

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Patricia Royale

Agnes

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Joseph Forte

Dr. Carroll

Joseph Forte
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Harry Harvey Jr.

Junior

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Richard Alexander

Pete Daley (uncredited)

Richard Alexander
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Bob Burns

Juror (uncredited)

Bob Burns
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Lester Dorr

Joe the Bartender (uncredited)

Lester Dorr
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Phil Dunham

Juror (uncredited)

Phil Dunham
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Edward Earle

FBI Investigator Mr. Wayne (uncredited)

Edward Earle
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Frank LaRue

Bill's Lawyer (uncredited)

Frank LaRue
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Edward LeSaint

Judge (uncredited)

Edward LeSaint
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Mary MacLaren

Mrs. Lane (uncredited)

Mary MacLaren
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Walter McGrail

The Boss (uncredited)

Walter McGrail
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Edmund Mortimer

Henry Harper (uncredited)

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Frank O'Connor

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor
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William Royle

Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

William Royle
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Marin Sais

Mrs. Harper (uncredited)

Marin Sais
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Forrest Taylor

Blanche's Lawyer (uncredited)

Forrest Taylor
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Dan Wolheim

Pete Daley (uncredited)

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James Ard

Officer Chuckman (uncredited)

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Nora Bush

Juror (uncredited)

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Jane Crowley

Parent (uncredited)

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Adabelle Driver

Juror (uncredited)

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Kay Garrett

Parent (uncredited)

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Eleanore Vogel

Parent (uncredited)

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Ted Wray

Hot Fingers (uncredited)

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