The End of the Road

Out of Africa(en)

Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.

The Libertine(en)

The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.

The Price He Paid(en)

The Price He Paid

For Which We Stand: To Be Held In Honor(en)

In this film, servicemen are strongly urged to forgo illicit and casual sex because it is degrading and contrary to divine will. The joys of marriage and family are stressed. Long-term happiness should be the goal, not immediate gratification. A medical officer discusses sexual abstinence, saying that it will not adversely affect a man's virility. A commanding officer points out that sexual promiscuity among troops is not just the concern of the medical officer and the chaplain. He says that self-control should be practiced by everyone. Marriage and family should be the goal of every man. A chaplain speaks of abstinence and self-control as obedience to divine law. Shots include: sailors with their families; a wedding; sailors picking up girls and visiting prostitutes. There is some animation.

V.D. Every 30 Seconds(en)

Describes the symptoms of gonorrhea and syphilis, with warnings of the consequences of avoiding treatment. Discusses some of the prevalent myths about contracting these diseases and stresses the importance of consulting a doctor if infection is suspected.

Open Your Eyes(en)

A propagandistic melodrama recounting the dangers and horrors of venereal disease.

Geißel der Menschheit(de)

Venereal disease threatens to tear a young couple apart.

Sex Madness(en)

A young beauty queen travels to New York to further her modelling career, but contracts syphilis after being tricked into a sexual encounter. She is torn between the prospect of a slow, intensive but proven therapy and a supposed miracle cure.

The Quiet Duel(ja)

A young idealistic doctor works at his father's clinic in a small and seedy district. During the war, he contracts syphilis from the blood of a patient when he cuts himself during an operation. Treating himself in secret and tormented by his conscience, he rejects his heartbroken fiancée without explanation.

The Escape(en)

A dramatic comparison between the mating habits of animals and the way humans choose their own partners. The film is now considered to be a lost film.

Of the World's Horrors(ro)

A wife and her husband have both contracted syphilis and don't know how to tell each other.

Es werde Licht! 3. Teil(de)

A tyrannical landowner terrorizes his wife and seduces the daughter of one of his employees.

Falsche Scham(de)

This educational film combines medical information and story to teach the viewers about the prevention and treatment of syphilis. The four episodes cover the stories of students looking to pick up prostitutes, a careless medical student, a wet nurse who has infected an infant, and a country girl afraid of seeking treatment.

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet(en)

True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphilis.

Birthright(en)

Chicken farmer John Lloyd learns the importance of blood tests when he gives his pregnant wife a dose of the clap after a one-night fling with a lonely waitress.

The Scarlet Trail(en)

A docudrama aimed at propagandizing the prevention of venereal disease

Es werde Licht! 2. Teil(de)

A doctor who believes that only the immoral catch syphilis reconsiders his stance.

Es werde Licht!(de)

A painter with syphilis infects his brother's wife and the child born of their affair.

Synden Lockar(fi)

The Terrible Lesson(es)

Supported by a simple story, this film is merely educative: gives advice against venereal diseases.