Marihuana (1936/I)

Director:

Dwain Esper

Writer:

Hildegarde Stadie (story)

Release Date:

May 1936 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Daring drug expose'

Plot:

A young girl slowly becomes a dope pusher.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Beach | Party | Skinny Dipping | Marijuana

Cast

Harley Wood	...	Burma Roberts aka 'Blondie'
Hugh McArthur	...	Dick Collier
Pat Carlyle	...	Nickolas 'Nicki' Romero
Paul Ellis	...	Tony Santello
Dorothy Dehn	...	Elaine Roberts Stewart
Richard Erskine	...	Morgan Stewart
Juanita Fletcher	...	Mrs. Roberts (as Juanita Crosland)
Hal Taggart	...	Burma's Customer's Fiancée
Gloria Browne	...	Gloria, The Child (as Gloria Brown)

Also Known As:

Marihuana, the Devil's Weed (USA) (reissue title)
Marihuana, the Weed with Roots in Hell! (USA) (reissue title)

Runtime:

57 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Roadshow Attractions

Trivia:

In 1938, Roadshow Attractions distributed this with the short film How to Undress in Front of Your Husband (1937).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: At the party, after one of the guys says, "Coming right up," a woman sitting on the couch says "I hope not!" Her lips do not move, but it is her voice we hear.

Quotes:

Burma Roberts: Take it from me, Tony. I'm gonna get enough money to make that sister of mine look like a piker!

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Casting Couch (1995) (V)

Soundtrack:

An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314

Giggle Weed Indeed

I know some of you may hate this movie because it is so badly made. Or because the theme is so strikingly nonsensical. But believe me, it is a real hoot. It's a mid '30s version of "Just say no". It's fantastic in its ignorance.

Back in the '70's I could still buy a five finger dime bag full of seeds and stems. The lid was horrid "paraquat weed", but you could still get it for ten bucks. This movie takes it back a whole new way. Absolute nonsense front to back, this baby has a big new meaning today. It's a laugh riot. Guaranteed to make you giggle, provided you're high on weed (yes, I see the irony).

The Cheesedick that made this monster obviously never smoked any weed himself, or he'd have known better than to produce this dreck of a movie. It's funny as hell though, seen through modern eyes.

Watch it under the influence of some "giggle water", or "giggle weed". Trust me, it's great.