Know for Sure

1941
23min

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Ward Bond, Samuel S. Hinds, and Shepperd Strudwick in Know for Sure (1941)

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Agrega una trama en tu idiomaDocumentary detailing the dangers and treatment of venereal disease. Tony Medroni is excited about the imminent birth of a son, but when the child is born dead, Tony must face the fact that ... Leer todoDocumentary detailing the dangers and treatment of venereal disease. Tony Medroni is excited about the imminent birth of a son, but when the child is born dead, Tony must face the fact that his own sexual history has caused the child's death. A doctor explains the problem to Tony... Leer todoDocumentary detailing the dangers and treatment of venereal disease. Tony Medroni is excited about the imminent birth of a son, but when the child is born dead, Tony must face the fact that his own sexual history has caused the child's death. A doctor explains the problem to Tony and discusses other cases with a colleague.

Dirección
- Lewis Milestone
Elenco

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Dirección
- Lewis Milestone
Elenco

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Elenco principal9

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Ward Bond

Patient
(sin créditos)

Joseph Crehan

Supporting Role
(sin créditos)

Samuel S. Hinds

Dr. Perkins
(sin créditos)

Tim Holt

Jerry Anderson
(sin créditos)

Edwin Maxwell

Dr. Paxton
(sin créditos)

Etta McDaniel

Supporting Role
(sin créditos)

J. Carrol Naish

Tony Madroni
(sin créditos)

Francis Pierlot

Mr. Spencer
(sin créditos)

Shepperd Strudwick

Dr. Morton
(sin créditos)

Argumento

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Trivia
Six years after this short was made, Samuel S. Hinds and Ward Bond would appear together in "It's a Wonderful Life."

Citas
Dr. Morton: You're wrong, Tony. With proper medical treatment, you can both be cured then you can have all the bambinos you want...

Versiones alternativas
There are two versions of this US Public Health film. The unedited version has graphic shots of syphilis sores, male genitalia and how to use a condom.

Conexiones
Edited into RiffTrax: Shorts-Tacular Shorts-Stravaganza! (2010)

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6/10

Syphillis

Grocer J. Carroll Naish is happily awaiting the birth of his son. When the doctor comes in, he tells him the boy was born dead, and he thinks it's from syphillis.

Here's a short subject from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences that didn't play at the kiddie matinee. It speaks fairly frankly about venereal disease in the days when there wasn't any easy cure, before its spread could be controlled by antibiotics... but never eliminated.

It uses some words that were taboo under the production code: syphillis, of course, but also prostitute, a trade that was so taboo that it couldn't be shown . Directed without credit by Lewis Milestone, it's an interesting movie for an audience that might be going to war very soon; although there's no release date, the draft had already begun.