For His Son (1912): Cast
For His Son is a 1912 short drama directed by D.W. Griffith, starring Dell Henderson as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited), William Bechtel and Robert Harron. It runs 15 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Genre
- Drama
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is For His Son About?
The premise of For His Son without spoilers.
A desperate father, worried about his son’s financial future, creates a soda called Dopokoke laced with cocaine and markets it as a cure for “that tired feeling.” The drink becomes popular, but the son soon falls into addiction, leaving the father consumed by regret. The story loosely echoes historic claims that Coca‑Cola and other soft‑drink makers once spiked their products with narcotics.
For His Son Themes & Keywords
· 5 tags- drug addict
- drug addiction
- cola
- drugs
- father son relationship
For His Son Cast & Characters
Dell Henderson leads the cast as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited), with William Bechtel as Dopokoke Factor Employee and Robert Harron as At Soda Fountain. Directed by D.W. Griffith; 19 actors are credited in all.
- Director D.W. Griffith
- Dell Henderson as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
- William Bechtel as Dopokoke Factor Employee
- Robert Harron as At Soda Fountain
- Alfred Paget as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
Also Starring in For His Son
· 15 more- Charles West The Son
- Edward Dillon At Soda Fountain
- Charles Hill Mailes The Father, a Physician
- Blanche Sweet The Son's Fiancée
- Christy Cabanne One of the Son's Friends / At Soda Fountain
- Grace Henderson The Landlady
- W.C. Robinson At Soda Fountain
- Kate Toncray At Soda Fountain (uncredited)
- Dorothy Bernard The Secretary
- Ynez Seabury At Soda Fountain
- J. Jiquel Lanoe At Soda Fountain
- Edna Foster At Soda Fountain
- Walter Hiers At Soda Fountain (uncredited)
- Harry Hyde One of the Son's Friends
- Gus Pixley At Soda Fountain
More from D.W. Griffith
More films directed by D.W. Griffith, best-rated first: Intolerance, The Struggle, Abraham Lincoln and Lady of the Pavements.
For His Son Also Known As
Also known as “Per suo figlio”.
- Also known as
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- Per suo figlio
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For His Son FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of For His Son, each answered in a sentence.
How long is For His Son?
For His Son runs 15 minutes.
When was For His Son released?
For His Son was released on January 21, 1912.
Who directed For His Son?
For His Son was directed by D.W. Griffith.
More films by D.W. Griffith Who is in the cast of For His Son?
For His Son stars Dell Henderson as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited), William Bechtel as Dopokoke Factor Employee and Robert Harron as At Soda Fountain, among 19 credited actors.
Does For His Son have a post-credit scene?
No. For His Son has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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