For His Son (1912)
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.
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Charles Hill Mailes as The Father, a Physician |
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Charles West as The Son |
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Blanche Sweet as The Son's Fiancée |
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Dorothy Bernard as The Secretary |
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Robert Harron as At Soda Fountain |
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Dell Henderson as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited) |
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Walter Hiers as At Soda Fountain (uncredited) |
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Alfred Paget as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited) |
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Kate Toncray as At Soda Fountain (uncredited) |
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Grace Henderson as The Landlady |
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William Bechtel as Dopokoke Factor Employee |
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Christy Cabanne as One of the Son's Friends / At Soda Fountain |
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Edward Dillon as At Soda Fountain |
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Edna Foster as At Soda Fountain |
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Harry Hyde as One of the Son's Friends |
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J. Jiquel Lanoe as At Soda Fountain |
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Gus Pixley as At Soda Fountain |
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W.C. Robinson as At Soda Fountain |
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Ynez Seabury as At Soda Fountain |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Writing | Emmett C. Hall | Writer |
