Out of Africa

Out of Africa 1985

7.20

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.

1985

The Libertine

The Libertine 2004

5.90

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.

2004

Eliot Ness vs. Al Capone

Eliot Ness vs. Al Capone 2009

6.00

January, 1947. The public receives the news of Al Capone's death with indifference, although twenty years earlier he had ruled Chicago's crime underworld with brute force and corrupting many touchable individuals. Until the day the head of the Untouchables Brigade, Eliot Ness, entered the scene. Since then, a cruel battle between the two of them began, a battle that ended in trial, conviction, disease, insanity and death.

2009

The Quiet Duel

The Quiet Duel 1949

7.30

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.

1949

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet 1940

6.30

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

1940

Damaged Goods

Damaged Goods 1937

3.40

A groom-to-be contracts syphilis and wrestles with the consequences of his diagnosis.

1937

Someone I Touched

Someone I Touched 1975

5.40

A woman learns that her husband has been unfaithful and that she has acquired a venereal disease. Then she learns that, after years of trying, she is finally pregnant

1975

Sex Madness

Sex Madness 1938

3.00

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.

1938

Traumatized

Traumatized 1993

5.00

An upstanding doctor is transformed into a cold-blooded serial killer after being attacked by terrorists in Vietnam.

1993

The Solitary Sin

The Solitary Sin 1919

1

Bob, John, and Edward--three young boys growing up in the same neighborhood--have vastly-different experiences with sex. Bob's father patiently explains "the birds and the bees" to him, and even takes him to a hospital to see the effects of venereal disease.

1919

Of the World's Horrors

Of the World's Horrors 1920

1

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

1920

Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle

Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle 1967

5.00

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.

1967

Know For Sure

Know For Sure 1941

3.80

A 1941 film encouraging people to seek treatment if they had, or might have had, syphilis.

1941

The End of the Road

The End of the Road 1919

1

Childhood friends Mary Lee and Vera receive two different versions of the 'birds and the bees' from their mothers. Mary Lee gets the facts, while Vera gets a prudish fairytale version. Their lives separate after graduation, Mary Lee becomes a nurse who falls in proper love with a Doctor, whereas Vera follows her mother's advice and seeks to marry a rich man, but falls for the unlawful and syphilitic charms of a wealthy cad. Mary Lee and her Doctor rescue Vera and help her get proper care after a series of revelations showing actual patients of the loathsome disease. Finally, Mary Lee and her new husband volunteer to help our boys fighting the Huns in France.

1919

Falsche Scham

Falsche Scham 1926

1

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.

1926

On doit le dire

On doit le dire 1920

7.00

Mathieu and Mattéo are in the same fire station. On leave, Mathieu walks down a lively street and is whistled at by a prostitute on the balcony of a hotel room. A little bit later, Mattéo stops in front of the same hotel… Mathieu and Mattéo contract syphilis. Through the crossover portraits of the two soldiers, designer O'Galop signs a hard-hitting, funny prevention film.

1920

Es werde Licht! 2. Teil

Es werde Licht! 2. Teil 1918

1

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

1918

Damaged Lives

Damaged Lives 1933

4.10

An extramarital affair leads to a young couple contracting venereal disease.

1933

V.D. Every 30 Seconds

V.D. Every 30 Seconds 1971

10.00

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.

1971