For His Son (1912)

1912 · Silent film · 15 min · dir. D.W. Griffith

• Drama

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Synopsis

A father, anxious for his son's financial well being, develops a special soda pop called Dopokoke which is laced with cocaine. Dopokoke is advertised as relief "for that tired feeling." The drink is a success, but the son becomes addicted to it, much to his father's regret. Loosely based on the allegations that the Coca-Cola company and other soft drink manufacturers laced their soda with dope.

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Details

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writer

Emmett C. Hall

Studio

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Released

1912-01-21

Running time

15 minutes

Cast & crew

• D.W. Griffith Director
• Charles Hill Mailes
• Charles West
• Blanche Sweet
• Dorothy Bernard
• Robert Harron
• Dell Henderson
• Walter Hiers
• Alfred Paget

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