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Emmett C. Hall (writer)
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22 January 1912 (USA) more
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A father, anxious for his son's financial well being, develops a special soda pop called Dopokoke which is laced with cocaine... more | add synopsis
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Melodramatic Story That Keeps Your Attention more (8 total)

Cast

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Charles Hill Mailes ... The Father, a Physician
Charles West ... The Son
Blanche Sweet ... The Son's Fiancée
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Bechtel ... In Office
Dorothy Bernard ... The Secretary
Christy Cabanne ... One of the Son's Friends / At Soda Fountain (as W. Christy Cabanne)
Edward Dillon ... At Soda Fountain
Edna Foster ... At Soda Fountain
Robert Harron ... At Soda Fountain
Dell Henderson ... In Office
Grace Henderson ... The Landlady
Harry Hyde ... One of the Son's Friends
J. Jiquel Lanoe ... At Soda Fountain
Alfred Paget ... In Office
Gus Pixley ... At Soda Fountain
W.C. Robinson ... At Soda Fountain
Ynez Seabury ... At Soda Fountain (as Inez Seabury)
Kate Toncray ... At Soda Fountain
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Melodramatic Story That Keeps Your Attention, 27 August 2001
Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

This short feature is quite melodramatic. It does keep your attention, but it rather strains plausibility at times in its attempt to make its point (which is still valid in itself). As you would expect, D.W. Griffith knows how to make the most of the idea, so it does make for interesting viewing.

The story centers on a doctor who, in his desire to give his son everything that the son wants, is tempted to compromise his professional ethics. Griffith tells the story that follows with skill, making it worth watching, but nevertheless this one comes across as a bit more forced than usual.

Possibly more interesting than the story itself is the topic, which was timely in 1912 and which is still of some interest now. The issues involved, though, are dealt with rather differently than they would be in a present day movie. Here, the whole question revolves around morality and intentions, and barely (if at all) concerns questions of legality. This is one of a number of interesting features from the era that deal with issues on that level.

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