She Shoulda Said 'No'!

Starring Lila Leeds, Alan Baxter, Lyle Talbot, Mary Ellen Popel, David Holt, Michael Whalen, Jack Elam. Screenplay by Richard H. Landau, based on a story by Arthur Hoerl. S Cinematography by Jack Greenhalgh. Produced by Richard Kay. Directed by Sam Newfield (as Sherman Scott).

A chorus girl's career is ruined and her brother is driven to suicide when she starts smoking marijuana.  SHE SHOULDA SAID 'NO'! ) is a 1949 exploitation film that follows in the spirit of morality tales such as the 1936 film REEFER MADNESS. Directed by Sam Newfield and starring Lita Leeds, the film is semi-biographical following the story of what Leeds herself experienced. The film was inspired by the highly publicized arrest of movie stars Robert Mitchum and Leeds for marijuana possession in 1948.
    
   Produced by Roadshow Attractions - Distributed by Hallmark Production
aka  WILD WEED, THE DEVIL'S WEED,  MARIJUANA, THE DEVIL'S WEED and 
   THE STORY OF LILA LEEDS & HER EXPOSE OF THE MARIJUANA RACKET
                    Originally released July 20, 1949 - 70 - b&w - mono

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