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For His Son (1912)
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Overview
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.
Rated NR | Length 15 minutes
Actors
Charles Hill Mailes | Charles West | Blanche Sweet | Dorothy Bernard | Robert Harron | Dell Henderson | Walter Hiers | Alfred Paget | Kate Toncray | Grace Henderson | William Bechtel | Christy Cabanne | Edward Dillon | Edna Foster | Harry Hyde | J. Jiquel Lanoe | Gus Pixley | W.C. Robinson | Ynez Seabury