''Sex Hygiene'' is a 1942 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

short directed by

John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and w ...

and

Otto Brower Otto Brower (December 2, 1890 – January 25, 1946) was an American film director. He directed more than 40 films between 1928 and 1946. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and died in Hollywood, California, from a myocardial infarction, ...

. The official U.S. military training film is in the instructional

social guidance film Social guidance films constitute a genre of propaganda films attempting to influence children and adults to behave in certain ways. Social guidance films, particularly popular in the mid-20th century, were designed to address various social issues ...

genre, offering adolescent and adult behavioural advice, medical information, and moral exhortations. The Academy Film Archive preserved ''Sex Hygiene'' in 2007.

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Several servicemen relax by playing pool at their base. One later visits a

prostitute Prostitution is a type of sex work that involves engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-pe ...

and contracts

syphilis Syphilis () is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium ''Treponema pallidum'' subspecies ''pallidum''. The signs and symptoms depend on the stage it presents: primary, secondary, latent syphilis, latent or tertiary. The prim ...

. As a result of his unfortunate experience, there is an opportunity for sexual health information about syphilis, how it is spread and how its spread can be prevented.

Cast

* Kenneth Alexander as Soldier * Robert Conway as Soldier * Robert Cornell as Soldier * Richard Derr as Soldier * Herbert Gunn as Soldier * Robert Lowery as Pool player No. 2 * George Reeves as First Sergeant. * Robert Shaw as Pool player * Charles Tannen as Soldier *

Charles Trowbridge Charles Silas Richard Trowbridge (January 10, 1882 – October 30, 1967) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 230 films from 1915 to 1958 principally playing patrician authority figures. Biography Trowbridge was born in Verac ...

as Medical officer * Basil Walker as Soldier * Robert Weldon as Soldier

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* * * 1942 films 1942 drama films American black-and-white films Short films directed by John Ford Films directed by Otto Brower Military medicine in the United States American social guidance and drug education films American World War II propaganda shorts Films produced by Darryl F. Zanuck Films about syphilis American drama short films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language drama films English-language documentary films English-language war films {{1940s-US-drama-film-stub

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