Die Geschlechtskrankheiten und ihre Folgen

American Swing

October 2009 •English

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

To the People of the United States

April 1944 •English

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

Mikrob minulosti

January 1951 •Czech

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.

Station IV

January 1948 •German

Educational film about sexually transmitted diseases.

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.

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).

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.

Es ist leider so!

January 1946 •German

Short sex education film about STDs.

Schleichendes Gift

Invalid date •German

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.

Kids

July 1995 •English

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

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!

Love on Leave

November 1940 •English

George and Katherine plan to marry but war breaks out. When he returns on two weeks leave, but has his marriage proposal put down by Katherine, George enters a relationship with another woman.

6 Little Jungle Boys

November 1945 •English

A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.

Bleeding Hearts

September 1995 •English

An ill-fated, tender romance between an adult white male tutor and his 17-year-old African-American female student.

The People at No. 19

November 1949 •English

Reported cases of sexually transmitted disease took a sharp rise during and after World War II, but as this film testifies, sexual license amongst soldiers on the frontline wasn't the sole cause. Back on the home front, for many women, like Joan from No. 19, loneliness or newfound independence acted as an incentive to extramarital promiscuity.

No Greater Sin

August 1941 •English

The dangers of the dread venereal disease syphilis are depicted in this earnest drama from the 1940s. The story centers upon an intrepid health commissioner who is out to get rid of the tawdry hookers responsible for spreading the disease.

She's Too Young

February 2004 •English

A mother/daughter relationship is thrown off balance when the mother discovers that her "good girl" daughter is part of a group who are engaging in sexual activities with multiple partners that results in an outbreak of sexually transmitted diseases.