USS VD: Ship of Shame (1942)

Name: USS VD: Ship of Shame
Genre: War, Drama, Documentary
Released: 1942-01-02
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Keefe Brasselle, Cliff Clark, Dorothy Granger, Don Haggerty, Eddie Hall

War
Drama
Documentary

This film was made by the U.S. government during World War II to show its young servicemen the results of "fooling around" with "loose women" overseas. Actual victims of such sexually transmitted diseases as syphilis and gonorrhoea are shown, along with the physical deterioration that accompanies those diseases.

Rating: 4.5 / 10 (11 votes)
Release date: January 2, 1942
Runtime: 46m
Language: English
Status: Released

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Keefe BrasselleChicken (uncredited)
Cliff ClarkMargaret's Doctor (uncredited)
Dorothy GrangerBar Woman toasting 'Chicken' (uncredited)
Don HaggertyShip Officer (uncredited)
Eddie HallStores (uncredited)
William HallChief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Earle HodginsShow Barker (uncredited)
Rory MallinsonD.E. 773 Captain (uncredited)
Myron McCormickExec. Officer McGregor (uncredited)
George N. NeiseSailor (uncredited)
Vivien OaklandHealth Department Woman (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell'Doc' Taylor (uncredited)

USS VD: Ship of Shame (1942)

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