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Tell Your Children (1936) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1936 · 66 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Louis J. Gasnier
- Starring
- Lillian Miles, Carleton Young, Dave O'Brien, Dorothy Short, Harry Harvey Jr., Joseph Forte
High‑school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll delivers a stark warning to parents, insisting marijuana is a public enemy that can devastate teenagers. He recounts how a local drug dealer lures restless youths—sibling Mary and Jimmy Lane and Mary’s boyfriend Bill—into a house where they frequently smoke. As Bill and Jimmy become dependent, their relationships and family lives begin to unravel, illustrating the drug’s harmful impact.
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