Es ist leider so!

Die Geschlechtskrankheiten und ihre Folgen

January 1920 •German

Educational film about the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases.

To the People of the United States

April 1944 •English

World War II public education film about sexually transmitted diseases focused on syphilis.

Gonorrhea

January 1943 •English

Diagnosis of gonorrhea should be done by clinical and laboratory investigation. The physician and patients are shown in the physician's office and examining room. The patients remove their clothing, and the physician takes samples from the end of the penis and makes thin smear slides from them. The techniques for stripping gonococci from male and female patients with chronic gonorrhea are shown in drawings and live footage. The physician is shown getting and preparing a urine sample for laboratory testing for the presence of gonococci, including using a hand-cranked centrifuge. The material is packaged to be sent away for laboratory diagnosis by gram stain and culture.

The Glamorous Lie

September 2012 •English

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

Geißel der Menschheit

January 1926 •German

Venereal disease threatens to tear a young couple apart.

Truth About Rock

January 1989 •English

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.

Station IV

January 1948 •German

Educational film about sexually transmitted diseases.

Casual Ties: Casualties

January 1972 •English

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).

Any Evening After Work

December 1930 •English

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.

American Swing

October 2009 •English

Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.

Mikrob minulosti

January 1951 •Czech

Syphilis: A Motion Picture Clinic

January 1937 •English

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.

Seitenstraße der Prostitution

September 1967 •German

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.

Mit den Augen einer Frau

March 1949 •German

Schleichendes Gift

Invalid date •German

VD: Know Your Contacts

January 1968 •English

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

Damaged Goods

December 1919 •English

A quack doctor 'cures' a victim of venereal disease, whose baby is later born infected.

Intimate Agony

March 1983 •English

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.

Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle

September 1967 •English

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.

STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions

Invalid date •English

A motley crew of promiscuous individuals bump into each other at their very worst nightmare – the local STI clinic – where they unravel with excruciating consequences!