01 Jan 1926
Geißel der Menschheit
Venereal disease threatens to tear a young couple apart.
Damaged Goods
A groom-to-be contracts syphilis and wrestles with the consequences of his diagnosis.
Top Billed Cast
Douglas Walton George Dupont
Arletta Duncan Henrietta Allen Dupont
Pedro de Cordoba Dr. Edward B. Walker
Esther Dale Mrs. Dupont
Ferdinand Munier Congressman Allen
Phyllis Barry Margie
Frank Melton Jack (George's intern pal)
Clarence Wilson Dr. N.R. Shryer
Greta Meyer Bertha (the wet nurse)
Gretchen Thomas The woman patient
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