A young girl slowly becomes a dope pusher.A young girl slowly becomes a dope pusher.A young girl slowly becomes a dope pusher.
Juanita Fletcher
- Mrs. Roberts
- (as Juanita Crosland)
Gloria Browne
- Gloria Stewart - The Child
- (as Gloria Brown)
Marian Constance Blackton
- Dissaproving Woman
- (uncredited)
Symona Boniface
- Helen - Burma's Customer
- (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
Mark Daniels
- Teenager
- (uncredited)
Hildegarde Stadie
- Woman in Roadhouse
- (uncredited)
William C. Thompson
- Waterfront-Raid Detective
- (uncredited)
Bill Woods
- Detective
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaAccording to Harley Wood's daughter Jan Tache, this film was the one regret her mother had of her film career.
- GoofsSeveral years pass between Burma giving up her baby and kidnapping her sister's 6- or 7-year-old child. If the film is set in present day (1936), the kids in the earlier scenes should be drinking at a speakeasy, not a bar, as Prohibition (which ended in 1933) would still have been in effect. It's especially unlikely that the bar/speakeasy would have a sign advertising 5-cent beer.
- Quotes
Sally: Oh, I've always wanted to go swimming in the moonlight.
Teenage girl: What'll we do for bathing suits?
Another Teenaged Girl: We won't wear any!
- Crazy creditsFOREWORD: For centuries the world has been aware of the narcotic menace. We have complacently watched Asiatic countries attempt to rid themselves of DRUGS CURSE, and attributed their failure to lack of education. We consider ourselves enlightened, and think that never could we succumb to such a fate. But - did you know that - the use of Marihuana is steadily increasing among the youth of this country? Did you know that - the youthful criminal is our greatest problem today? And that - Marihuana gives the user false courage, and destroys conscience, thereby making crime alluring, smart? That is the price we are paying for our lack of interest in the narcotic situation. This story is drawn from an actual case history on file in the police records of one of our large cities. Note: MARIHUANA, Hashish of the Orient, is commonly distributed as a doped cigarette. Its most terrifying effect is that it fires the user to extreme cruelty and license.
- Alternate versionsWhen the film was released in Chicago, several cuts were ordered. They included:
- a. A male character concealing cocaine in his shoe.
- b. Shots of Joanne preparing to go swimming.
- c. All shots of the women undressing and then running about on the beach in the nude and being chased by their boyfriends.
- d. A portion of dialogue: "Just a sweet little love child."
- Exhibitors were also told to trim a close-up shot of Burma Roberts toking up for the first time .
- ConnectionsEdited into Sleazemania! (1985)
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All I Can Think of After Watching Film is ... Wow.
One of several anti-marijuana/drug propaganda films of the 1930's with over- reactive screen narratives, over-dramatized screen-writing and acting...that is completely inaccurate in the depiction of marijuana usage.
Over-excessive to the point, in light of what is known about marijuana today and effects upon the average marijuana user, it's almost comedic by today's standards and realistic knowledge of this drug.
Burma, an 'innocent' but unhappy youth clashes at home and hangs out with a 'wild' crowd..to the point the laughing makes my head ache with high- pitched, giggling, silly girls. Solely because of using marijuana, according to the film, she indulges in a series of immoral acts, becomes pregnant out of wedlock, and two friends are killed (as if one was not enough in a one- hour film). Her response is to become a hotshot dealer herself....leading to deeper crime (with an ironic twist to boot) & yes, another tragedy.
Way over-the-top, inaccurate, but entertaining to watch and thus what is known as a 'cult classic' in today's world. One of a series of anti-drug, specifically anti-marijuana films aimed to exaggerate & allegedly decry the horrors of marijuana usage.
Over-excessive to the point, in light of what is known about marijuana today and effects upon the average marijuana user, it's almost comedic by today's standards and realistic knowledge of this drug.
Burma, an 'innocent' but unhappy youth clashes at home and hangs out with a 'wild' crowd..to the point the laughing makes my head ache with high- pitched, giggling, silly girls. Solely because of using marijuana, according to the film, she indulges in a series of immoral acts, becomes pregnant out of wedlock, and two friends are killed (as if one was not enough in a one- hour film). Her response is to become a hotshot dealer herself....leading to deeper crime (with an ironic twist to boot) & yes, another tragedy.
Way over-the-top, inaccurate, but entertaining to watch and thus what is known as a 'cult classic' in today's world. One of a series of anti-drug, specifically anti-marijuana films aimed to exaggerate & allegedly decry the horrors of marijuana usage.
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Marihuana, the Devil's Weed
- Filming locations
- 6731 Leland Way, Los Angeles, California, USA(Aloha Apartment Hotel)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $100,000 (estimated)
- Runtime57 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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