For His Son

For His Son

15 mins | Drama | Jan. 21, 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.

For His Son

15 mins | Drama | Jan. 21, 1912

For His Son
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers American Mutoscope & Biograph
Original title For His Son
Directors D.W. Griffith
Writers Emmett C. Hall

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

Alfred Paget

as Office Clerk / Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)

Robert Harron

as At Soda Fountain

Dell Henderson

as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)

Walter Hiers

as At Soda Fountain (uncredited)

Kate Toncray

as At Soda Fountain (uncredited)