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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.

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.

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.

Es ist leider so!

January 1946 •German

Short sex education film about STDs.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Almost Married

March 2014 •English

When Kyle returns from his stag-do with a sexually transmitted disease, he's left unable to have sex with his fiancée Lydia in the run-up to their wedding.

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.

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.

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.

It Follows

February 2015 •English

When carefree teenager Jay sleeps with her older boyfriend for the first time, she learns that she is the latest recipient of a fatal curse that is passed from victim to victim via sexual intercourse. Death, Jay learns, will creep inexorably toward her as either a friend or a stranger. Jay's friends don't believe her seemingly paranoid ravings, until they too begin to see the phantom assassins and band together to help her defend herself.