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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 202, 15 November 1927, Page 15

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“DAMAGED GOODS” The film “Damaged Goods” has gained widespread attention by reason of the outspoken message it carries. To those who have read or witnessed the stage production the film version will unquestionably make a stronger appeal. It is said that the deepest impression made by the film lies not in the heritage to the infant, who at least is guiltless of crime, but in the sins of society against the young husband. The last presentation of “Damaged Goods” at the National Theatre is fixed for to-morrow evening. Men only are admitted to the stalls and women only to the dress circle. This division has been ordered by the New Zealand censor. The Adelaide “Advertiser” writes: “The film is a powerful indictment of parents who keep their children in total ignorance of this terrible curse; of the ease with which the trouble is contracted; the criminality of an infected person marrying another who is clean; the widespread grip which the plague has, and the manner in which society brings punishment upon itself because of its inhumanity to fallen women. It is impossible to estimate the good such a picture may do; it is an unforgettable demonstration of the punishment sin brings. The lessons of the picture go right to the heart.”