For His Son

Overview

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.

Directed by D.W. Griffith

Top cast

Charles Hill Mailes

The Father, a Physician

Charles West

The Son

Blanche Sweet

The Son's Fiancée

Dorothy Bernard

The Secretary

Robert Harron

At Soda Fountain

Dell Henderson

Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)

Walter Hiers

At Soda Fountain (uncredited)

Alfred Paget

Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)

Kate Toncray

At Soda Fountain (uncredited)

Grace Henderson

The Landlady

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William Bechtel

Dopokoke Factor Employee

Christy Cabanne

One of the Son's Friends / At Soda Fountain

Edward Dillon

At Soda Fountain

Edna Foster

At Soda Fountain

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Harry Hyde

One of the Son's Friends

J. Jiquel Lanoe

At Soda Fountain

Gus Pixley

At Soda Fountain

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W.C. Robinson

At Soda Fountain

Ynez Seabury

At Soda Fountain

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