The Black Stork

The Black Stork (1917)

Kill defectives, save the nation and see 'The Black Stork'.

A young man and woman are considering marriage; eugenicist Harry J Haiselden warns that they are ill-matched and will produce defective offspring. He is right; their baby is born defective, dies quickly and floats into heaven.

Date of release
1917-02-28
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Drama, Horror
Director
Leopold Wharton, Theodore Wharton

Casting

Interesting facts

The Black Stork, also known as Are You Fit To Marry?, is a 1916 American eugenic propaganda feature film promoting the star's real-life practice of eugenic infanticide and especially the controversy surrounding the death of Allan J. Bollinger. The film's title references the belief that black storks kill their unhealthy hatchlings.

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