USS VD: Ship of Shame

USS VD: Ship of Shame (1942)

January 2nd, 19420h 46min

War, Drama
44%

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.


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