Reefer Madness

Reefer Madness

1936 | 1h 6m | Crime, Drama | TV-14

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Brief Synopsis

Beware the devil weed -- it could drive you to insanity! When a pair of clean-cut teens experiment with pot, it leads them down a deadly path of addiction, violence, and madness.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Louis J. Gasnier

CAST

Dorothy Short

Kenneth Craig

Lillian Miles

Dave O'Brien

Thelma White

Carleton Young

Warren McCollum

Patricia Royale

Joseph Forte

Harry Harvey

PRODUCERS

George A. Hirliman

Dwain Esper

WRITERS

Arthur Hoerl

Lawrence Meade

Related Videos

02:08
Reefer Madness (a.k.a. Tell Your Children) -- (Movie Clip) Hunting Kids
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Jack the dealer (Carleton Young) and sidekick Ralph (Dave O'Brian) begin their amoral pursuit of Mary (Dorothy Short), Bill (Kenneth Craig) and Jimmy (Warren McCollum) in Reefer Madness (a.k.a. Tell Your Children) 1936.
03:04
Reefer Madness (a.k.a. Tell Your Children) -- Movie Clip -- Open
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Opening prologue and introductory talk from Dr. Carroll (Josef Forte) in the low-budget independent quasi-documentary originally titled "Tell Your Children," but best known for the recycled name used when it was popularized as a 1970's stoner's midnight-screening hit, Reefer Madness, 1938.
03:39
Reefer Madness (a.k.a. Tell Your Children) -- (Movie Clip) The Feds
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Educator Dr. Carroll (Josef Forte) goes to see a federal guy (Edward Earle) about the marijuana scourge, who shares anecdotes, cheaper than shooting the scenes, then tries to build rapport with troubled pupil Billy (Kenneth Craig), in Reefer Madness (a.k.a. Tell Your Children) 1936.
02:23
Reefer Madness (a.k.a. Tell Your Children) -- (Movie Clip) Recruiting
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Jimmy (Warren McCollum), greeted with gusto by partying Agnes (Pat Royale) is impressed with the (uncredited) piano player who turns out to be a dope fiend, while pot mongers Jack, Ralph and Blanche (Carleton Young, Dave O'Brian, Lillian Miles) conspire, in Reefer Madness (a.k.a. Tell Your Children) 1936.
01:58
Reefer Madness (a.k.a. Tell Your Children) -- (Movie Clip) Blanche
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Blanche (Lillian Miles), having confessed to the judge (Edward LeSaint) recalls the tragic events in Reefer Madness, (a.k.a. Tell Your Children, 1936) then draws inspiration from a window.

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