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The Black Stork(Movie, 1917)

1h 30min | Genres: Drama, Documentary
The Black StorkRating: 2.5/5 (with 11 vote)
The Black Stork, also known as Are You Fit To Marry?, is a 1917 American motion picture film both written by and starring Harry J. Haiselden, who was the chief surgeon at the German-American Hospital in Chicago. The Black Stork is Haiselden's fictionalized account of his eugenic infanticide of John Bollinger, who was born with severe disabilities. The film depicts Haiselden's fictionalized story of a woman who has a nightmare of a severely disabled child being a menace to society. Once awoken from the nightmare, she visits a doctor and realizes all was fine with her child. However, the purpose of the film was not to have a happy ending and move on. The purpose was to basically warn people, especially teenagers, of the dangers of sexual promiscuity and "race mixing", as these actions were believed to be the cause of disabilities in children. Haiselden's film garnered many mixed reviews, and his actions were very controversial at the time. At this point in history, when the word "disability" was brought up, all anyone thought of was a "disease" that could be spread. Through this way of thinking, a majority of people agreed with Haiselden's actions and enforced the idea that doctors have the right to decide whether a disabled child should live. However, there was also a number of... ()
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About 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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Made by: Wharton
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: No Language (XX)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 02/28/1917
Director: Leopold Wharton
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Are You Fit to Marry?"
Keywords: eugenics
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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