For His Son
Drama
5.5 / 10
January 21, 1912
0h 15m
Director: D.W. Griffith
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.
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
William Bechtel
Dopokoke Factor Employee

Christy Cabanne
One of the Son's Friends / At Soda Fountain