The End of the Road(1919)

Damaged Goods(en)

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

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 Price He Paid(en)

The Price He Paid

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.

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.

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.

Open Your Eyes(en)

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

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.

Es werde Licht! 3. Teil(de)

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

Of the World's Horrors(ro)

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

The Terrible Lesson(es)

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.

Geißel der Menschheit(de)

Venereal disease threatens to tear a young couple apart.

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)

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.

A Woman Branded(de)

Toni van Eyck became known with her leading role in this early "Aufklärungsfilm" (education film) Gefahren der Liebe/A Woman Branded (Eugen Thiele, 1931) opposite Hans Stüwe. She played a rape victim, who finally becomes a murderess.

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.

Synnin jäljet(fi)

Tuula, Mirri and Aino are roommates at a nurse college. At her hospital internship, Aino works with Dr. Eero who has had an affair with Viivi, the director of the nurses' dormitory. At the same time, Tuula is starting to get closer to Mirri's fiancé Ragnar who has begun to doubt Mirri's love and loyalty.