For His Son (1912)
January 21, 1912
Drama
15m
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- The Father, a Physician Charles Hill Mailes
- The Son Charles West
- The Son's Fiancée Blanche Sweet
- The Secretary Dorothy Bernard
- At Soda Fountain Robert Harron
- Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited) Dell Henderson
- At Soda Fountain (uncredited) Walter Hiers
- Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited) Alfred Paget
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Keywords
- drugs