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Reefer Madness (originally made as Tell Your Children and sometimes titled as The Burning Question, Dope Addict, Doped Youth, and Love Madness) is a 1936–1939 American propaganda exploitation drama film revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when high school students are lured by pushers to try marijuana—from a hit and run accident, to manslaughter, suicide, attempted rape, hallucinations, and descent into madness due to marijuana addiction. The film was directed by Louis Gasnier and starred a cast composed of mostly unknown bit actors.
Originally financed by a church group under the title Tell Your Children, the film was intended to be shown to parents as a morality tale attempting to teach them about the dangers of cannabis use.[5] However, soon after the film was shot, it was purchased by producer Dwain Esper, who re-cut the film for distribution on the exploitation film circuit beginning in 1938/39 through the 40s and 50s.[5]
The film was "rediscovered" in the early 1970s and gained new life as satire among advocates of cannabis policy reform.[5][6] Although finding a popular audience as a cult film, critics have panned it as one of the worst films ever made.
Cast
Dorothy Short as Mary Lane
Kenneth Craig as Bill Harper
Lillian Miles as Blanche
Dave O'Brien as Ralph Wiley
Thelma White as Mae Coleman
Warren McCollum as Jimmy Lane
Carleton Young as Jack Perry
Pat Royale as Agnes
Josef Forte as Dr. Alfred Carroll
James Ard as Officer Chuckman
Harry Harvey, Jr. as Junior Harper
Directed by Louis J. Gasnier
Produced by
George Hirliman (1936 film)
Dwain Esper (1938/39 release)
Screenplay by Arthur Hoerl
Story by Lawrence Mead
Starring
Dorothy Short
Kenneth Craig
Lillian Miles
Dave O'Brien
Thelma White
Warren McCollum
Carleton Young
Cinematography Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by Carl Pierson
Distributed by Motion Picture Ventures
Release dates
1936, 1938[1][2] or 1939[3][4]
Running time
68 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $100,000
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Reefer Madness (originally made as Tell Your Children and sometimes titled as The Burning Question, Dope Addict, Doped Youth, and Love Madness) is a 1936–1939 American propaganda exploitation drama film revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when high school students are lured by pushers to try marijuana—from a hit and run accident, to manslaughter, suicide, attempted rape, hallucinations, and descent into madness due to marijuana addiction. The film was directed by Louis Gasnier and starred a cast composed of mostly unknown bit actors.
Originally financed by a church group under the title Tell Your Children, the film was intended to be shown to parents as a morality tale attempting to teach them about the dangers of cannabis use.[5] However, soon after the film was shot, it was purchased by producer Dwain Esper, who re-cut the film for distribution on the exploitation film circuit beginning in 1938/39 through the 40s and 50s.[5]
The film was "rediscovered" in the early 1970s and gained new life as satire among advocates of cannabis policy reform.[5][6] Although finding a popular audience as a cult film, critics have panned it as one of the worst films ever made.
Cast
Dorothy Short as Mary Lane
Kenneth Craig as Bill Harper
Lillian Miles as Blanche
Dave O'Brien as Ralph Wiley
Thelma White as Mae Coleman
Warren McCollum as Jimmy Lane
Carleton Young as Jack Perry
Pat Royale as Agnes
Josef Forte as Dr. Alfred Carroll
James Ard as Officer Chuckman
Harry Harvey, Jr. as Junior Harper
Directed by Louis J. Gasnier
Produced by
George Hirliman (1936 film)
Dwain Esper (1938/39 release)
Screenplay by Arthur Hoerl
Story by Lawrence Mead
Starring
Dorothy Short
Kenneth Craig
Lillian Miles
Dave O'Brien
Thelma White
Warren McCollum
Carleton Young
Cinematography Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by Carl Pierson
Distributed by Motion Picture Ventures
Release dates
1936, 1938[1][2] or 1939[3][4]
Running time
68 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $100,000
A CHANNEL3YOUTUBE PRESENTATION
