Marihuana
Seen it?1936 | 57 min | Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Point Blank, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1936: an older pace and style.
A young girl named Burma attends a beach party with her boyfriend and after she smokes marijuana with a bunch of other girls, she gets pregnant and another girl drowns while skinny dipping in the ocean. Burma and her boyfriend go to work for the pusher in order to make money so they can get married. However, during a drug deal her boyfriend is killed leaving Burma to fend for herself. Burma then becomes a major narcotics pusher in her own right after giving up her baby for adoption.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dwain Esper
- Harlene WoodBurma Roberts aka 'Blondie'
- Hugh McArthurDick Collier
- Pat CarlyleNickolas 'Nicki' Romero
- Paul EllisTony Santello
- Bill WoodsDetective
- Richard ErskineMorgan Stewart
- Juanita FletcherMrs. Roberts
- Gloria BrowneGloria Stewart - The Child
- Symona BonifaceHelen
- Hal TaggartHelen's Husband