USS VD: Ship of Shame (1942)

  • NR
  • 01/02/1942 (US)
  • War, Drama
  • 46m

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.

Cast

Keefe Brasselle's headshot

Keefe Brasselle

Chicken (uncredited)
Cliff Clark's headshot

Cliff Clark

Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger's headshot

Dorothy Granger

Bar Woman toasting 'Chicken' (uncredited)
Don Haggerty's headshot

Don Haggerty

Ship Officer (uncredited)
Eddie Hall's headshot

Eddie Hall

Stores (uncredited)
William Hall's headshot

William Hall

Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins's headshot

Earle Hodgins

Show Barker (uncredited)
Rory Mallinson's headshot

Rory Mallinson

D.E. 773 Captain (uncredited)

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