Tell Your Children
1938 · 66 min · Director: Louis J. Gasnier
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can have devastating effects on teens: a drug supplier entices several restless teens, Mary and Jimmy Lane, sister and brother, and Bill, Mary's boyfriend, into frequenting a reefer house. Gradually, Bill and Jimmy are drawn into smoking dope, which affects their family lives.
Emotional fingerprint
Tell Your Children (1938) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Sadness 25%, Guilt 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Sadness25%
- Guilt20%
- Disturbing15%
- Empathy10%
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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Sadness, Guilt. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Sadness and Guilt. Its IMDb rating of 3.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 54/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sympathy
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sympathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 5′ | Tension | 30 % | 27 % | 5 % | 0 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 27 % | 23 % | 6 % | 1 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 29 % | 20 % | 8 % | 3 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 33 % | 17 % | 9 % | 1 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 34 % | 19 % | 11 % | 1 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 40 % | 33 % | 19 % | 7 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 50 % | 45 % | 28 % | 18 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Fear | 53 % | 45 % | 35 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sympathy | 49 % | 43 % | 35 % | 22 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 58 % | 55 % | 43 % | 28 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sympathy | 79 % | 72 % | 68 % | 57 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Sadness | 84 % | 73 % | 79 % | 70 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Sympathy | 75 % | 68 % | 69 % | 53 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 74 % | 71 % | 65 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sympathy | 78 % | 76 % | 66 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 83 % | 80 % | 60 % | 39 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 83 % | 72 % | 55 % | 42 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Relief | 77 % | 48 % | 57 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Relief | 71 % | 32 % | 55 % | 45 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Junior
Juror (uncredited)
Juror (uncredited)
Bill's Lawyer (uncredited)
Mrs. Lane (uncredited)
The Boss (uncredited)
Henry Harper (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Louis J. Gasnier
- Written by
- Arthur Hoerl
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1938
- Runtime
- 66 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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