Release Date: 1912-01-21
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.
Rating: 5.5 / 10
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
Robert Harron
as At Soda Fountain
D.W. Griffith - Director
Emmett C. Hall - Writer
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