| Stigma | |
| Director: | David E. Durston |
| Producer: | Charles Moss |
| Music: | Jacques Urbont |
| Cinematography: | Robert M. Baldwin |
| Editing: | Murray Solomon |
| Runtime: | 93 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Stigma is a 1972 American drama film. It was produced by Charles Moss,[1] while David E. Durston was both the writer and the director.[2] Prominent themes in the film include racism and sexually transmitted disease.[3] It stars Philip Michael Thomas in an early screen appearance, twelve years before he starred in the popular 1980s TV show Miami Vice.
Set in a remote California community, the film follows a doctor (Philip Michael Thomas) who learns a super form of syphilis is appearing among the residents. He and a few others must race against time to find the carrier before others fall victim.
The New York Times called it "a crackling good suspense melodrama".[4] The Los Angeles Times called it a "lively little drama... sturdy and involving."[5] By contrast, Leonard Maltin rated the film a "bomb", dismissing it as an "absurd melodrama".[6]