Social Enemy No. 1

Directed by William Nigh
Rejected
29 August 1941    85mDrama, Romance
4.83.0
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.

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  • Leon AmesDr. Edward Cavanaugh
  • Luana WaltersSandra James
  • Pamela BlakeBetty James
  • Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggartBill Thorne
  • Guy UsherJ.J. James
  • Bodil RosingMa James
  • John GallaudetTownsend
  • Henry RoquemoreMayor
  • Frank JaquetDr. Henry Hobson
  • Tristram CoffinMaj. Raleigh
  • Lee ShumwayJ.C. Jarvis
  • William GouldDistrict Attorney Benton
  • J. Arthur YoungJudge Prescott
  • William NighDirector
  • Michael JacobyScreenplay
  • Jeffrey BernerdProducer
  • Ben BerkSet Decoration
  • Frank Paul SylosArt Direction
  • Harry NeumannDirector Of Photography
  • Robert GoldenEditor

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