Drama ·Horror · United States of America · 1917 · 1h 25m

The Black Stork

Director

Cast

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 John Miltern as

Crew

Leopold Wharton — Director of Photography Harry J. Haiselden — Writer Jack Lait — Writer

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

eugenics

Key Collaborators

Leopold Wharton Director Theodore Wharton Director Leopold Wharton Director of Photography Harry J. Haiselden Writer Jack Lait Writer

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