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.
- Released
- 1912-01-21
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- D.W. Griffith
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 14 votes
Cast
- Charles Hill Mailes as The Father, a Physician
- Charles West as The Son
- Blanche Sweet as The Son's Fiancée
- Dorothy Bernard as The Secretary
- Robert Harron as At Soda Fountain
- Dell Henderson as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
- Walter Hiers as At Soda Fountain (uncredited)
- Alfred Paget as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
- Kate Toncray as At Soda Fountain (uncredited)
- Grace Henderson as The Landlady
- William Bechtel as Dopokoke Factor Employee
- Christy Cabanne as One of the Son's Friends / At Soda Fountain