For Which We Stand: To Be Held In Honor (1950)

Overview : In this film, servicemen are strongly urged to forgo illicit and casual sex because it is degrading and contrary to divine will. The joys of marriage and family are stressed. Long-term happiness should be the goal, not immediate gratification. A medical officer discusses sexual abstinence, saying that it will not adversely affect a man's virility. A commanding officer points out that sexual promiscuity among troops is not just the concern of the medical officer and the chaplain. He says that self-control should be practiced by everyone. Marriage and family should be the goal of every man. A chaplain speaks of abstinence and self-control as obedience to divine law. Shots include: sailors with their families; a wedding; sailors picking up girls and visiting prostitutes. There is some animation.

Release Date : January 23, 1950

Runtime : 21m

Genre : Drama, Romance  

Companies : United States Navy, Universal International Pictures

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : prostitute, u.s. navy, morality, discipline, casual sex, shame, social guidance, training film, abstinence, squares, venereal diseases, scare film, christian values