SHE SHOULDA SAID NO 1949 (SINISTER CINEMA)

This fun little B picture is also known as "The Wild Weed".

This is another of the famous "Roadshow Attractions" from the infamous Kroger Babb.

Lila Leeds plays a beautiful woman named Anne Lester who works in a small nightclub. Almost all of her money goes to her brother to keep him in college so he can get the education she never had a chance for.

During a party she gets involved with a man named Markey (Alan Baxter) and he introduces her to marijuana. Soon she is hooked and her life begins to spiral downward. Her brother discovers what she is doing and kills himself in shame.

This is one of many films that depicted the damgers of marijuana usage during the 40's and 50's. Actually these kinds of films date back to the 30's with "Reefer Madness" and the like.

Leeds starred in the because she was busted along with actor Robert Mitchum doing drugs. Her career never recovered and she only appeared in one more film in an uncredited role.

The rest of the cast includes Lyle Talbot, Jack Elam and Michael Whalen.