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The Glamorous Lie

2012

In an attempt to understand the complexities of a long-running relationship, YaVaughnie Wilkins journeys back into her past.

Casual Ties: Casualties

1972

The experiences of a young girl help to focus attention on some psycho-social aspects of the venereal disease problem. Written and directed by Rolf Forsberg (maker of Parable, Stalked, Ark, One Friday).

Geißel der Menschheit

1926

Venereal disease threatens to tear a young couple apart.

Truth About Rock

1989

For the past year or so, brothers Jim and Steve Peters, both ordained ministers, have been traveling around the nation on a mission from God. Convinced that rock and roll is "one of the largest satanic forces in the country," they have been exhorting American kids to build bonfires of albums in public places.

Any Evening After Work

1930

A man contracts a sexually transmitted disease, but is reluctant to seek medical help - until a no-nonsense lecture about the risks he is taking forces him to change his mind.

Seitenstraße der Prostitution

1967

After a historical excursus on the most common venereal diseases, doctors report on various cases of infection, each illustrated in the manner of amateurish reportage films.

Syphilis: A Motion Picture Clinic

1937

This American Medical Association (AMA) and U.S. Public Health Service (PHS)-sponsored film aims to present the most current knowledge about causes, effects, and treatment of syphilis. Remarks by the heads of the AMA and PHS open the film, and doctors are shown lecturing and describing symptoms and indications of primary and secondary syphilis. Clinical techniques for examining patients and testing for syphilis are shown. Recommended treatments including arsenic, bismuth, and mercury for various manifestations and duration of disease are presented.

Es ist leider so!

1946

Short sex education film about STDs.

VD: Know Your Contacts

1968

Shows how people, faced with the possibility or reality of being infected with venereal disease, cope with their individual situations.

Mit den Augen einer Frau

1949

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Kids

1995

A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.

The Scarlet Trail

1918

A docudrama aimed at propagandizing the prevention of venereal disease

Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle

1967

In New York City, a relationship is threatened when a young man discovers he's caught syphilis from a tryst with a waitress named Ellie. This threatens his relationship with a new girl. Film critic Amy Taubin co-stars as the new girl who gets the bad news. The director is apparently the same man who edited Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse.

Intimate Agony

1983

Anthony Geary (General Hospital) stars as a compassionate doctor who must treat an STD outbreak at an upscale vacation resort. Judith Light (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) co-stars as an afflicted resident whose heart is broken by this personal tragedy. A despicable real estate tycoon played by Robert Vaughn (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) is determined to keep the scandal from the press, thus protecting his investment.