USS VD: Ship of Shame

USS VD: Ship of Shame

1942•46m•4.2/10

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Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.2/10(10)

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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Production

United States Navy, Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Keefe Brasselle

Keefe Brasselle

Chicken (uncredited)

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)

Dorothy Granger

Dorothy Granger

Bar Woman toasting 'Chicken' (uncredited)

Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

Ship Officer (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

Eddie Hall

Stores (uncredited)

William Hall

William Hall

Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins

Show Barker (uncredited)

Rory Mallinson

Rory Mallinson

D.E. 773 Captain (uncredited)

Myron McCormick

Myron McCormick

Exec. Officer McGregor (uncredited)

George N. Neise

George N. Neise

Sailor (uncredited)

Vivien Oakland

Vivien Oakland

Health Department Woman (uncredited)

Archie Twitchell

Archie Twitchell

'Doc' Taylor (uncredited)

Will Wright

Will Wright

Commandant (uncredited)

George Turner

George Turner

Tennessee (uncredited)

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