Childhood friends Mary Lee and Vera receive two different versions of the 'birds and the bees' from their mothers. Mary Lee gets the facts, while Vera gets a prudish fairytale version. Their lives separate after graduation, Mary Lee becomes a nurse who falls in proper love with a Doctor, whereas Vera follows her mother's advice and seeks to marry a rich man, but falls for the unlawful and syphilitic charms of a wealthy cad. Mary Lee and her Doctor rescue Vera and help her get proper care after a series of revelations showing actual patients of the loathsome disease. Finally, Mary Lee and her new husband volunteer to help our boys fighting the Huns in France. |
Release Date: |
Feb 16, 1919 |
Director: |
Edward H. Griffith
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Writer: |
Katherine Bement Davis,
Edward H. Griffith
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Genres: |
Drama
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Keywords |
syphilis,
venereal diseases
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Production Companies |
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation,
U.S. War Department,
American Social Hygiene Association
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Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
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Updates |
Updated: May 07, 2024 (Update)
Entered: May 05, 2024
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