This is one of the most notorious exploitation films of the 1930s, largely because young audiences in the 1960s and 1970s made it a cult film in their amusement at its lurid depiction of marijuana and its effects. The film opens with a high-school principal, Joe Forte, lecturing parents on
the evils of the weed. He relates the tragic story of how two youngsters from his own school, Kenneth Craig and Dorothy Short, became entangled with dope dealers. In flashback, we see that Thelma White and her male cohort have an apartment where high-school students go to get high. One day
McCollum, Short's brother, goes there with a friend, Dave O'Brien. After one puff, O'Brien ...
Released:
1936
Rated:
NR
Length:
67 mins