The Marihuana Story () is a 1950 Argentine film directed by León Klimovsky during the classical era of Argentine cinema. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
The film is about how the life of a respected surgeon progressively worsens after his wife, a marijuana addict, dies.
Cast
Pedro López Lagar – Dr. Pablo Urioste Fanny Navarro – Marga Quiroga Golde Flami – Aída Nathán Pinzón – Sopita Eduardo Cuitiño – Gang Boss Alberto de Mendoza – Lt. DeLuca Gilberto Peyret – Inspector Olivera Roberto Durán – Diego Héctor Quintanilla – Chevrolet Pilar Gómez – Amelia Angel Prio Cecilia Ingenieros Elsa Márquez Juan Carrara Jesús Pampín – Hombre en congreso Alberto Rinaldi Alberto Barcel – Dr, Piñeyro Warly Ceriani – Director Mauricio Espósito Leticia Lando Gloria Castilla Domingo Mania – Dr. Portal Juan Fava Adolfo Laurie China Navarro Osvaldo Cabrera Rafael Diserio – Dueno de boite Jorge Villoldo – Portero Alfredo Almanza
Production The relative financial success of the American exploitation film She Shoulda Said 'No'! (1949), a morality tale involving the use of marijuana, prompted producers in 1951 to import The Marihuana Story from Argentina.
See also Cannabis in Argentina
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