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The Black Stork
The Black Stork
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The Black Stork

1917
1h 25m
Drama
Horror

Status

Released

Release

1917

Runtime

1h 25m

Storyline

"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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Feb 28, 1917
Languages
No Language
Director
Theodore Wharton
Leopold Wharton
Production
Sheriott Pictures Corp.
Sheriott Pictures Corp.
Wharton
Wharton
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

12 Cast Members

Jane Fearnley

Jane Fearnley

Miriam Fontaine

Allan Murnane

Allan Murnane

Tom Watson

Hamilton Revelle

Claude Leffingwell

Elsie Esmond

Anne Schultz

Henry Bergman

Henry Bergman

The Detective

John Miltern

John Miltern

Edgar L. Davenport

George Moss

Elsie Baker

Harry J. Haiselden

Dr. Dickey

Bessie Wharton

Frances White

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