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For His Son

191215 minUnited States
Drama

Synopsis

To finance his son's expensive habits, a physician creates a popular soft drink containing cocaine. Its success brings money into the household, but the son's dependence on the product exposes the devastating cost of the father's decision.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
14:54
Subtitles
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · D. W. Griffith · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsD. W. Griffith

Historical context

The story belongs to an early cycle of films concerned with addiction and the dangers hidden in commercial products. Its moral warning connects business success to a family's failure to recognize harm.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

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