"She Shoulda Said 'No'!" (also known as Wild Weed; Marijuana, the Devil's Weed; The Story of Lila Leeds and Her Exposé of the Marijuana Racket; and The Devil's Weed) is a 1949 exploitation film that follows in the spirit of morality tales such as the 1936 films Reefer Madness and Marihuana. Directed by 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.
"How Bad Can a Good Girl Get ... without losing her virtue or respect???"
| Directed by | Sherman Scott[1] |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Kroger Babb |
| Screenplay by | Richard H. Landau |
| Story by | Arthur Hoerl |
| Narrated by | Knox Manning |
| Starring | Alan Baxter Lyle Talbot Lila Leeds Michael Whalen David Holt |
| Music by | Raoul Kraushaar |
| Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh |
| Editing by | Richard C. Currier Seth Larsen |
| Distributed by | Hygienic Productions Modern Film Distributors |
| Release date(s) | 1949 |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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