No Greater Sin

Aug 29, 1941

1h 25m

★ 3.5

DO YOU LOVE SOMEONE? THEN FACE THE FACTS!

Overview

The dangers of the dread venereal disease syphilis are depicted in this earnest drama from the 1940s. The story centers upon an intrepid health commissioner who is out to get rid of the tawdry hookers responsible for spreading the disease.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

University Films

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Cast

Dr. Edward Cavanaugh

Leon Ames

Sandra James

Luana Walters

Betty James

Pamela Blake

Bill Thorne

Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart

J.J. James

Guy Usher

Ma James

Bodil Rosing

Townsend

John Gallaudet

Mayor

Henry Roquemore

Dr. Henry Hobson

Frank Jaquet

Maj. Raleigh

Tris Coffin

J.C. Jarvis

Lee Shumway

District Attorney Benton

William Gould

Bridgette is an aspiring actress who teaches aerobics at a local gym that's run by the womanizing Adam. After a tryst with Adam, Bridgette scores a role in a big play, but then learns that a former boyfriend is dying of AIDS. While preparing to get tested, Bridgette suspects Adam of cheating on her, and must face the HIV tests alone, which shockingly come back positive. Building a support network, including a penitent Adam, Bridgette faces her own mortality.

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No overview available.

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