''The Marihuana Story'' ( es, Marihuana) is a 1950 Argentine film directed by

León Klimovsky León Klimovsky (16 October 1906 – 8 April 1996) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. Biography A trained dentist, born in Buenos Aires, his real passion was always the cinema. He pioneered Argentine cultural moveme ...

. It was entered into the

1951 Cannes Film Festival The 4th Cannes Film Festival was held from 3 to 20 April 1951. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial reasons. In 1951, the festival took place in April instead of September to avoid direct competition with the Venice Fi ...

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Pedro López Lagar Pedro López Lagar (18 June 1899, in Madrid – 21 August 1977, in Buenos Aires) was a Spanish born Argentine film actor of the 1940s and 1950s. Although born in Madrid he moved to Argentina as a young man and began acting in film in 19 ...

– Dr. Pablo Urioste * Fanny Navarro – Marga Quiroga *

Golde Flami Golde Flami (10 February 1918 – 20 July 2007) was an Argentine actress of film, television and stage. Early life Flami was born as Golda Flon in 1918 to a Jewish family in the Russian Empire. Her family emigrated to Argentina when she was fi ...

– Aída * Nathán Pinzón – Sopita *

Eduardo Cuitiño Eduardo Cuitiño Bosio (born January 28, 1974 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan writer/author and mathematician known for his investigations and essays on two historic figures: Carlos Gardel and Jack the Ripper.''File of the book "Gardel the dead th ...

– Gang Boss *

Alberto de Mendoza Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza (21 January 1923 – 12 December 2011) was an Argentine film actor who appeared in some 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades. A lifelong figure in Argentine films, De Mendo ...

– Lt. DeLuca * Gilberto Peyret – Inspector Olivera *

Roberto Durán Roberto Durán Samaniego (born June 16, 1951) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 2001. He held world championships in four weight classes: lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight, as wel ...

– Diego * Héctor Quintanilla – Chevrolet * Pilar Gómez – Amelia * Angel Prio * Cecilia Ingenieros * Elsa Márquez * Juan Carrara * Jesús Pampín – Hombre en congreso * Alberto Rinaldi *

Alberto Barcel Alberto Barcel (1907–1975) was an Argentine actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1948 and 1966. He starred in the film ''Circe'' (1964), which was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography ...

– Dr, Piñeyro *

Warly Ceriani Warly Ceriani (1903 – 3 May 1983 in Buenos Aires) was a classic Argentine actor who appeared in major Argentine films between 1938 and 1959. Ceriani made almost 50 film appearances in Argentina between 1938 and 1959 appearing in films such a ...

– 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

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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.

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* 1950 films 1950 in cannabis 1950 drama films Argentine black-and-white films Argentine films about cannabis Anti-cannabis media Films directed by León Klimovsky 1950s Spanish-language films Argentine drama films 1950s Argentine films {{1950s-Argentina-film-stub

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