High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can have devastating effects on teens: a drug supplier entices several restless teens, Mary and Jimmy Lane, sister and brother, and Bill, Mary's boyfriend, into frequenting a reefer house. Gradually, Bill and Jimmy are drawn into smoking dope, which affects their family lives.
Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.
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Dorothy ShortMary
Lillian MilesBlanche
Dave O'BrienRalph
Thelma WhiteMae
Carleton YoungJack
Joseph ForteDr. Carroll
Richard AlexanderPete Daley (uncredited)
Bob BurnsJuror (uncredited)
Lester DorrJoe the Bartender (uncredited)
Phil DunhamJuror (uncredited)
Edward EarleFBI Investigator Mr. Wayne (uncredited)
Frank LaRueBill's Lawyer (uncredited)
Edward LeSaintJudge (uncredited)
Mary MacLarenMrs. Lane (uncredited)
Walter McGrailThe Boss (uncredited)
Frank O'ConnorJury Foreman (uncredited)
William RoyleProsecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Marin SaisMrs. Harper (uncredited)
Forrest TaylorBlanche's Lawyer (uncredited)
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GoodWatch score 76June 15, 1938 · 1 h 6 min · NR
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In the United States, Tell Your Children streams on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount+, Philo, and YouTube TV, and it is free with ads on Plex, Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Cineverse, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 137 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 46 (IMDb 3.8, Rotten Tomatoes 39%, and Metacritic 70). Critics rate it higher (55 out of 100) than audiences (38).
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 5 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
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