Jan 02, 1942
46 min
Full-HD

USS VD: Ship of Shame (1942)

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.

Category

War Drama

Country

United States of America

Companies

United States Navy Paramount Pictures

Keefe Brasselle

Chicken (uncredited)

Cliff Clark

Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)

Dorothy Granger

Bar Woman toasting 'Chicken' (uncredited)

Don Haggerty

Ship Officer (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

Stores (uncredited)

William Hall

Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Show Barker (uncredited)

Rory Mallinson

D.E. 773 Captain (uncredited)

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