Sex Madness

Sex Madness

Sex Madness

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Sex Madness

"She sought Big Thrills... and caught Big Trouble!"

1938

0h 59m

3.0(25 votes)

Drama

Horror

Overview

A young beauty queen travels to New York to further her modelling career, but contracts syphilis after being tricked into a sexual encounter. She is torn between the prospect of a slow, intensive but proven therapy and a supposed miracle cure.

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Vivian McGill

Millicent Hamilton

Rose Tapley

Rose Tapley

Mrs. Hamilton

Al Rigali

Mr. Hamilton

Mark Daniels

Mark Daniels

Wendel Hope

Linda Lee Hill

Sheila Wayne

Ruth Edell

Mrs. Fay

Charles Olcott

Paul Lorenz

Ed Redding

Dr. Hampton

Pat Lawrence

Tom Lorenz

Allen Tower

Dr. Harris

Creative team

Directed by: Dwain Esper
Written by: Vincent Valentini
Joseph Seiden
Produced by: Dwain Esper

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