U.S. NAVY 1952 VENEREAL DISEASE SCARE FILM “ V.D. TAKING CHANCES “ SYPHILIS & GONORRHEA 85474

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. This black & white U.S. Navy film, which was likely shown to sailors as part of basic training, is about the dangers of VD (venereal disease). The title “Taking Chances“ has an extended metaphor throughout the film, which compares the odds of winning carnival games with catching a social disease. Copyright 1952. Produced by Herbert Kerkow Productions. Opening: U.S. Navy Training Film - “Taking Chances V.D.“ (:06-:28). A roulette wheel spins. Navy men at a carnival. A sailor named Drake smokes and throws basketballs in a game of chance. Mercer and Swanson throw basketballs as well. Adams and Kennedy stand around. All of the men partake in carnival games. A Navy officer, their commander, smokes a pipe and narrates the scene -- indicating that every leave produces casualties of one sort or another, including injuries from fights and