DAMAGED LIVES / DAMAGED GOODS

The horrors of venereal disease are explored in the social drama Damaged Lives, which had a tough time with censors upon it's release. The story centers on a young couple whose future is endangered when the husband makes a terrible mistake. Diane Sinclair, Lyman Williams star; Edgar G. Ulmer directs. Then, Upton Sinclair co-authored the social drama/anti-VD diatribe Damaged Goods, where a husband contracts syphilis from a party girl, and, ignoring the problem, infects his wife and child. Douglas Walton, Arletta Duncan star. 129 min. Total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; short films; theatrical trailers.