For His Son (1912)

Drama

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

The Father, a Physician
Charles Hill Mailes
The Son
Charles West
Dopokoke Factor Employee
W William Bechtel
One of the Son's Friends / At Soda Fountain
Christy Cabanne
At Soda Fountain
Edward Dillon
At Soda Fountain
Edna Foster
One of the Son's Friends
H Harry Hyde
At Soda Fountain
J. Jiquel Lanoe
At Soda Fountain
Gus Pixley
At Soda Fountain
W W.C. Robinson
At Soda Fountain
Ynez Seabury
The Son's Fiancée
Blanche Sweet
The Secretary
Dorothy Bernard
At Soda Fountain
Robert Harron
Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
At Soda Fountain (uncredited)
Walter Hiers
Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
Alfred Paget
At Soda Fountain (uncredited)
Kate Toncray
The Landlady
Grace Henderson

Crew

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writer
E Emmett C. Hall