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For His Son (S)

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Original title

For His Son

Year

1912

Running time

15 min.

Country

United States

Director

D.W. Griffith

Screenwriter

Emmett C. Hall

Cast

Cinematography

G.W. Bitzer (B&W)

Producer

Biograph Company

Genre

Drama | Short Film. Silent Film. Drugs

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.

D.W. Griffith's FOR HIS SON is one of about 450 films he made for the pioneer Biograph Company. His works included every genre, and techniques he developed shaped screen narrative for two generations. Griffith was also a moralist, and made many films on the folly of unbridled ambition. Until the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 put a stop to the practice, Coca-Cola actually contained cocaine. Charles Hill Mailes plays the doctor; Charles West, his son.

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For His Son (S)

1912

D.W. Griffith

6.1

(47)