Name: Sex Madness
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 1938-04-28
Duration: 59 min
Cast: Vivian McGill, Rose Tapley, Al Rigali, Mark Daniels, Linda Lee Hill

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

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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Exploitation
Sexually Transmitted Disease
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Melodrama
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1930s
Moral Panic
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Directed by: Dwain Esper
Written by: Vincent Valentini, Joseph Seiden
Produced by: Dwain Esper

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April 28, 1938 · 59 min · Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery

Released: April 28, 1938
Runtime: 59 min
Content: Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Drama, Horror
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Available in: 137 countries

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Where can I stream Sex Madness?

Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads

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In the United States, Sex Madness streams on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo, FlixFling, and FILMBOX+ Now, and it is free with ads on Hoopla, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from FlixFling. It also streams in 136 other countries.

Is Sex Madness worth watching?

26

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Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 26 (IMDb 2.9).

Will Sex Madness scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Not much for a horror movie: scares are rated 5 of 10 and tension 7.

Will I feel good after watching Sex Madness?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.