USS VD: Ship of Shame
02/01/1942
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.
Movie Information
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)
Will Wright
as Commandant (uncredited)
George Turner
as Tennessee (uncredited)
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