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USS VD: Ship of Shame
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Title: USS VD: Ship of Shame

Release Date: 2 Jan 1942

Runtime: 46m

Genre: War, Drama

Director: United States Navy, Paramount Pictures

Production Companies: United States Navy, Paramount Pictures

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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Average Vote: 4.4 (9 votes)

Cast

  • Chicken (uncredited): Keefe Brasselle
  • Margaret's Doctor (uncredited): Cliff Clark
  • Bar Woman toasting 'Chicken' (uncredited): Dorothy Granger
  • Ship Officer (uncredited): Don Haggerty
  • Stores (uncredited): Eddie Hall
  • Chief Petty Officer (uncredited): William Hall
  • Show Barker (uncredited): Earle Hodgins
  • D.E. 773 Captain (uncredited): Rory Mallinson
  • Exec. Officer McGregor (uncredited): Myron McCormick
  • Sailor (uncredited): George N. Neise
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