''Damaged Goods'' (1914) is an American silent film directed by

Tom Ricketts Thomas B. Ricketts (15 January 1853 – 19 January 1939) was an English-born American stage and film actor and director who was a pioneer in the film industry. He portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in the first American film adaptation of ''A Christm ...

, starring Richard Bennett. It is based on

Eugène Brieux Eugène Brieux (; 19 January 18586 December 1932), French dramatist, was born in Paris of poor parents. Biography Works A one-act play, ''Bernard Palissy'', written in collaboration with M. Gaston Salandri, was produced in 1879, but he h ...

's play ''Les Avariés'' (1901) about a young couple who contract

syphilis Syphilis () is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium ''Treponema pallidum'' subspecies ''pallidum''. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, an ...

. No print of the film is known to exist, making it a

lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...

. It is believed to have begun the

sex hygiene ''Sex Hygiene'' is a 1942 American drama film short directed by John Ford and Otto Brower. The official U.S. military training film is in the instructional social guidance film genre, offering adolescent and adult behavioural advice, medical i ...

venereal disease Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and the older term venereal diseases, are infections that are spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex, and oral se ...

film craze of the 1910s.Eric Schaefer, ''Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!: A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959'' (Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1999). The play was adapted into a British silent film ''

Damaged Goods Damaged goods or Damaged Goods may refer to: * Goods that have been damaged, where goods are items that satisfy human wants and provide utility * A person considered to be less than perfect psychologically, as a result of a traumatic experience ...

'' in 1919. A sound film based on the Brieux play, also titled ''

'' (1937) was directed by

Phil Goldstone Phil Goldstone (1893–1963) was a Polish-born American film producer and film director, director. He was also a real estate developer in Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs. Goldstone was involved with low-budget Poverty Row companies such as ...

, released by

Grand National Pictures Grand National Films, Inc (or Grand National Pictures, Grand National Productions and Grand National Film Distributing Co.) was an American Poverty Row motion picture production-distribution company in operation from 1936 to 1939. The company ha ...

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* Richard Bennett as George Dupont *

Adrienne Morrison Mabel Adrienne Morrison (March 1, 1883 – November 20, 1940) was an American stage actress of the early 20th century. She married actor Richard Bennett, with whom she had three daughters who later would become actresses. Early years Adrienne ...

as a Girl of the Streets *

Maud Milton Maud Milton (1859–1945) was an English stage and screen actress. She was born in Gravesend, Kent the daughter of a Merchant Marine sea captain and educated at home.''Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912–1976'' vol 3 I-P pgs.1711–12; compiled f ...

as Mrs. Dupont * Olive Templeton as Henriette Locke *

Josephine Ditt Josephine Ditt, born on September 7, 1868, in Chicago and died on October 18, 1939, in Los Angeles, was a film actress in the United States. She appeared in numerous silent films and married actor and director Tom Ricketts. Her role in ''Damaged ...

as Mrs. James Forsythe *Jacqueline Moore as Seamstress *

Florence Short Florence Short (May 19, 1893 – July 10, 1946) was an American actress. She had numerous film roles as a supporting actress and was also cast in theatrical productions. She was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and moved with her family to ...

as Nurse *

Louis Bennison Louis Bennison (October 17, 1884 – June 9, 1929) was an American stage and silent film actor, known for westerns. Biography Bennison was born on October 17, 1884, in Oakland, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley. ...

as Dr. Clifford * John Steppling as Senator Locke * William Bertram as a Quack Doctor * George Ferguson as the Quack's Assistant *

Charlotte Burton Charlotte E. Burton (May 30, 1881 – March 28, 1942) was an American silent film actress. Career Born in San Francisco, Burton was signed by the American Film Manufacturing Company in 1912 where she worked for several years. She joine ...

as Mrs. Lester

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*
''Damaged Goods'' entry
in the

AFI Catalog of Feature Films The ''AFI Catalog of Feature Films'', also known as the ''AFI Catalog'', is an ongoing project by the American Film Institute (AFI) to catalog all commercially-made and theatrically exhibited American motion pictures from the birth of cinema in ...

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