"Kill defectives, save the nation and see 'The Black Stork'." 28 February 1917 Drama, Horror 85 mins
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.
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Jane Fearnley as Miriam Fontaine
Allan Murnane as Tom Watson
Hamilton Revelle as Claude Leffingwell
Elsie Esmond as Anne Schultz
Henry Bergman as The Detective
Harry J. Haiselden as Dr. Dickey
Leopold Wharton Director
Theodore Wharton Director
Harry J. Haiselden Writer
Jack Lait Writer
Leopold Wharton Director of Photography
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United States 28 February 1917
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