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Marihuana

  • 1936
  • Not Rated
  • 57m
IMDb RATING
4.0/10
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Marihuana (1936)
A young girl slowly becomes a dope pusher.
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A young girl slowly becomes a dope pusher.A young girl slowly becomes a dope pusher.A young girl slowly becomes a dope pusher.

  • Director
    • Dwain Esper
  • Writer
    • Hildegarde Stadie
  • Stars
    • Harley Wood
    • Hugh McArthur
    • Pat Carlyle
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.0/10
    909
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dwain Esper
    • Writer
      • Hildegarde Stadie
    • Stars
      • Harley Wood
      • Hugh McArthur
      • Pat Carlyle
    • 30User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Hugh McArthur in Marihuana (1936)
    Hugh McArthur and Harley Wood in Marihuana (1936)
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    Harley Wood
    Harley Wood
    • Burma Roberts - aka 'Blondie'
    Hugh McArthur
    Hugh McArthur
    • Dick Collier
    Pat Carlyle
    • Tony Santello
    Paul Ellis
    Paul Ellis
    • Nicholas Romero
    Dorothy Dehn
    • Elaine Roberts Stewart
    Richard Erskine
    • Morgan Stewart
    Juanita Fletcher
    • Mrs. Roberts
    • (as Juanita Crosland)
    Hal Taggart
    • Burma's Customer's Husband
    Gloria Browne
    • Gloria Stewart - The Child
    • (as Gloria Brown)
    Marian Constance Blackton
    Marian Constance Blackton
    • Dissaproving Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Symona Boniface
    Symona Boniface
    • Helen - Burma's Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Horace B. Carpenter
    Horace B. Carpenter
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Mark Daniels
    Mark Daniels
    • Teenager
    • (uncredited)
    Hildegarde Stadie
    • Woman in Roadhouse
    • (uncredited)
    William C. Thompson
    • Waterfront-Raid Detective
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Woods
    • Detective
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Dwain Esper
    • Writer
      • Hildegarde Stadie
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      According to Harley Wood's daughter Jan Tache, this film was the one regret her mother had of her film career.
    • Goofs
      Several years pass between Burma giving up her baby and kidnapping her sister's 6- or 7-year-old child. If the film is set in present day (1936), the kids in the earlier scenes should be drinking at a speakeasy, not a bar, as Prohibition (which ended in 1933) would still have been in effect. It's especially unlikely that the bar/speakeasy would have a sign advertising 5-cent beer.
    • Quotes

      Sally: Oh, I've always wanted to go swimming in the moonlight.

      Teenage girl: What'll we do for bathing suits?

      Another Teenaged Girl: We won't wear any!

    • Crazy credits
      FOREWORD: For centuries the world has been aware of the narcotic menace. We have complacently watched Asiatic countries attempt to rid themselves of DRUGS CURSE, and attributed their failure to lack of education. We consider ourselves enlightened, and think that never could we succumb to such a fate. But - did you know that - the use of Marihuana is steadily increasing among the youth of this country? Did you know that - the youthful criminal is our greatest problem today? And that - Marihuana gives the user false courage, and destroys conscience, thereby making crime alluring, smart? That is the price we are paying for our lack of interest in the narcotic situation. This story is drawn from an actual case history on file in the police records of one of our large cities. Note: MARIHUANA, Hashish of the Orient, is commonly distributed as a doped cigarette. Its most terrifying effect is that it fires the user to extreme cruelty and license.
    • Alternate versions
      When the film was released in Chicago, several cuts were ordered. They included:
      • a. A male character concealing cocaine in his shoe.
      • b. Shots of Joanne preparing to go swimming.
      • c. All shots of the women undressing and then running about on the beach in the nude and being chased by their boyfriends.
      • d. A portion of dialogue: "Just a sweet little love child."
      • Exhibitors were also told to trim a close-up shot of Burma Roberts toking up for the first time .
    • Connections
      Edited into Sleazemania! (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Egmont Overture
      (uncredited)

      Music by Ludwig van Beethoven

      Played during the opening credits

    User reviews30

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    Propaganda
    This film is pure propaganda. It pretty much over exaggerates how marijuana (or marihuana) can ruin lives and cause kids to do all sorts of lewd things. Hogwash! This film came at a time when the federal government was looking for something else to blame the problems of the country on, so they picked marijuana. Also, this film plays like a bad version of Stella Dallas when Burma has to give up her daughter to give her a better life. This film also suffers from bad acting, a bad script and even bad jokes (check out the scene where the drunk spills his beer at the beginning).
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    • Mar 17, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Marihuana, the Devil's Weed
    • Filming locations
      • 6731 Leland Way, Los Angeles, California, USA(Aloha Apartment Hotel)
    • Production company
      • Roadshow Attractions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $100,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      57 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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