01 Jan 1926
Geißel der Menschheit
Venereal disease threatens to tear a young couple apart.
Open Your Eyes
A flaming dramatic thunderbolt of youth dissilussioned and love betrayed
A propagandistic melodrama recounting the dangers and horrors of venereal disease.
Top Billed Cast
Faire Binney Kitty Walton
Mrs. Joupert Mrs. Walton
Jack Hopkins Mr. Walton
Halbert Brown Dr. Bennett
Eddie Beryll Eddie Samson
Emily Marceau Frances Forrester
Viola Allen Mrs. Forrester
Ben Lyon Harold Connors
Gaston Glass
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