Fit to Win
Drama
A film on venereal disease made by the United States government.
Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Raymond McKee, Harry Gripp, Paul Kelly
Release Date
March 2, 1919
Language
None
Country
United States
🎭 Top Cast
Raymond McKee
as Billy Hale
👤
Harry Gripp
as Chick Carlton
Paul Kelly
as Hank Simpson
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
American Social Hygiene Association, Medical Department of the Army, United States Public Health Service
🏷️ Keywords
unsafe sexsexually transmitted diseasearmysoldiervenereal disease
🎯 Categories
Drama
💡 Did You Know?
When this film was shown in the city of New York, at the Gotham Theatre at 165 East 125th Street, the manager, Alfred Harston, and the film distributor, Issac Slutzker, were arrested for showing an indecent film. This was done at the suggestion of District attorney Swann. ("FIT TO WIN LEADS TO ARREST OF PRODUCTS" Ogdensburg News ((Ogdensburg NY)) 18 May 1919) A court fight began as to whether the film would be shown in NYC, even with the then common practice of showing it to sex segregated audiences, but in the end it was prohibited in the five boroughs.
📖 Synopsis
A film on venereal disease made by the United States government.