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USS VD: Ship of Shame

USS VD: Ship of Shame

1942

  • War
  • Drama
  • Documentary
4.5

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 & crew

  • Keefe BrasselleChicken (uncredited)
  • Cliff ClarkMargaret's Doctor (uncredited)
  • Dorothy GrangerBar Woman toasting 'Chicken' (uncredited)
  • Don HaggertyShip Officer (uncredited)
  • Eddie HallStores (uncredited)
  • William HallChief Petty Officer (uncredited)
  • Earle HodginsShow Barker (uncredited)
  • Rory MallinsonD.E. 773 Captain (uncredited)

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