A chorus girl's career is ruined and her brother is driven to suicide when she starts smoking marijuana.A chorus girl's career is ruined and her brother is driven to suicide when she starts smoking marijuana.A chorus girl's career is ruined and her brother is driven to suicide when she starts smoking marijuana.
Michael Whalen
- Jonathan Treanor
- (as Michael Whelan)
Robert Kent
- Lt. Mason
- (as Doug Blackley)
Don C. Harvey
- Lt. Tyne
- (as Don Harvey)
Rudolf Friml Jr.
- Piano Soloist
- (as Rudolph Friml Jr.)
Knox Manning
- Narrator
- (voice)
Baynes Barron
- Pothead
- (uncredited)
Henry Corden
- Hugo - Club Manager
- (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaLila Leeds was cast because she had been arrested in 1948 with Robert Mitchum for possession of marijuana.
- ConnectionsEdited into Governing Body (2023)
Featured review
Naïve show girl gets involved with hard cases in a marijuana drug ring.
Seeing this pot-warning epic, you might confuse the devil weed with a shot of laughing gas. That's because after taking a puff, the smokers stand around and giggle for hours on end. I kept hoping for an orgy, but no luck, just a lot of pointless laughing. Looks like the director auditioned supporting players on how long and maniacally they could giggle.
Sure, the movie's a grade Z production that probably showed in a few all-night grind houses. Still, a couple less-than- terrible aspects manage to emerge. The montages are generally well done, especially the white piano dream at the Hollywood Bowl. Plus, the principal acting is not that bad. Whatever else, bad girl Leeds manages a pretty good performance, along with veteran stone face Alan Baxter.
Oddly, the narrative breaks into two parts—the first is the goofy drug part, while the second amounts to standard crime drama. Add 'em up and you've got a generally bad movie that doesn't rise to campy level, but still manages a few redeeming aspects.
(In passing-- The guy playing the orchestral piano is a legitimate long-hair, Rudolf Friml Jr., whose dad composed such well-known operettas as Rose-Marie and The Vagabond King. I guess this was meant to add a touch of class to an otherwise seedy production.)
Seeing this pot-warning epic, you might confuse the devil weed with a shot of laughing gas. That's because after taking a puff, the smokers stand around and giggle for hours on end. I kept hoping for an orgy, but no luck, just a lot of pointless laughing. Looks like the director auditioned supporting players on how long and maniacally they could giggle.
Sure, the movie's a grade Z production that probably showed in a few all-night grind houses. Still, a couple less-than- terrible aspects manage to emerge. The montages are generally well done, especially the white piano dream at the Hollywood Bowl. Plus, the principal acting is not that bad. Whatever else, bad girl Leeds manages a pretty good performance, along with veteran stone face Alan Baxter.
Oddly, the narrative breaks into two parts—the first is the goofy drug part, while the second amounts to standard crime drama. Add 'em up and you've got a generally bad movie that doesn't rise to campy level, but still manages a few redeeming aspects.
(In passing-- The guy playing the orchestral piano is a legitimate long-hair, Rudolf Friml Jr., whose dad composed such well-known operettas as Rose-Marie and The Vagabond King. I guess this was meant to add a touch of class to an otherwise seedy production.)
- dougdoepke
- Nov 21, 2011
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- The Devil's Weed
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- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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