Stigma (1972 film)

Stigma is a 1972 American drama film. It was produced by Charles Moss, while David E. Durston was both the writer and the director. Prominent themes in the film include racism and sexually transmitted disease. It stars Philip Michael Thomas in an early screen appearance, twelve years before he starred in the popular 1980s TV show Miami Vice.

Plot
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.

Reception
The New York Times called it "a crackling good suspense melodrama". The Los Angeles Times called it a "lively little drama... sturdy and involving." By contrast, Leonard Maltin rated the film a "bomb", dismissing it as an "absurd melodrama".