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"She Shoulda Said 'No'!" (also known as Wild Weed; The Devil's Weed; Marijuana, the Devil's Weed; and The Story of Lila Leeds and Her Exposé of the Marijuana Racket) is a 1949 exploitation film that follows in the spirit of morality tales such as the 1936 films Reefer Madness and Marihuana. Directed by Sam Newfield (using the pseudonym "Sherman Scott") and starring Lila Leeds, it was originally produced to capitalize on the arrest of Leeds and Robert Mitchum on a charge of marijuana conspiracy.
The film was issued under many titles; it struggled to find a distributor until film presenter Kroger Babb picked up the rights, reissuing it as The Story of Lila Leeds and Her Exposé of the Marijuana Racket. Its relative success came only after the promotional posters were redone and a story fabricated that the film was being presented in conjunction with the United States Treasury.
Original Release
07/20/1949
US Release
07/20/1949
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lila Leeds | Anne Lester |
Alan Baxter | Markey |
Lyle Talbot | Capt. Hayes |
Mary Ellen Popel | Rita |
David Holt | Bob Lester |
Michael Whalen | Jonathan Treanor |
Robert Kent | Lt. Mason |
Don C. Harvey | Lt. Tyne |
Jack Elam | Raymond - Henchman |
David Gorcey | Ricky |
Directors
Writers
Richard H. Landau, Arthur Hoerl
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lila Leeds | Anne Lester |
Alan Baxter | Markey |
Lyle Talbot | Capt. Hayes |
Mary Ellen Popel | Rita |
David Holt | Bob Lester |
Michael Whalen | Jonathan Treanor |
Robert Kent | Lt. Mason |
Don C. Harvey | Lt. Tyne |
Jack Elam | Raymond - Henchman |
David Gorcey | Ricky |
Dick Cogan | Edmunds |
Rudolf Friml Jr. | Piano Soloist |
Knox Manning | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
Baynes Barron | Pothead |
Henry Corden | Hugo - Club Manager |
Bess Flowers | Nurse |
Cosmo Sardo | Party Guest |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Richard Kay | Producer |