Syphilis: A Motion Picture Clinic (1937)
1h 16m
Running Time
January 1, 1937Release Date
Syphilis: A Motion Picture Clinic (1937)
1h 16m
Running Time
January 1, 1937Release Date
Plot.
This American Medical Association (AMA) and U.S. Public Health Service (PHS)-sponsored film aims to present the most current knowledge about causes, effects, and treatment of syphilis. Remarks by the heads of the AMA and PHS open the film, and doctors are shown lecturing and describing symptoms and indications of primary and secondary syphilis. Clinical techniques for examining patients and testing for syphilis are shown. Recommended treatments including arsenic, bismuth, and mercury for various manifestations and duration of disease are presented.
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Cast & Crew.
Morris Fishbein
Self
Morris Fishbein
Self
Morris Fishbein
Self
Charles van Arsdale
Director
Austin A. Hayden
Producer
C. F. Van Arsdale
Director
Olin West
Producer
Details.
This Movie Is About.
syphilis
health education
public health
venereal diseases
united states public health services