USS VD: Ship of Shame
movie
Released January 02, 1942
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
as
Chicken (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
as
Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
as
Bar Woman toasting 'Chicken' (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
as
Ship Officer (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
as
Stores (uncredited)
William Hall
as
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
as
Show Barker (uncredited)
Rory Mallinson
as
D.E. 773 Captain (uncredited)
Myron McCormick
as
Exec. Officer McGregor (uncredited)
George N. Neise
as
Sailor (uncredited)
Vivien Oakland
as
Health Department Woman (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
as
'Doc' Taylor (uncredited)