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USS VD: Ship of Shame (1942)

USS VD: Ship of Shame (1942)

Drama War
Release Date: 1942, January 2
Countries: United States of America
Production: United States Navy, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Pictures
Cast: Eddie Hall, Archie Twitchell, Cliff Clark, Will Wright, Don Haggerty, William Hall, Rory Mallinson, George Turner, Myron McCormick, Earle Hodgins, Keefe Brasselle, George N. Neise

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

propaganda sexually transmitted disease