LYRIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 429, 10 August 1928, Page 14

LYRIC

“ARE YOU FIT TO MARRYr More than propaganda for eugenicbecause of its direct human intersthe picture, “Are You Fit to Marry made a big impression on all who ks it at the Lyric Theatre last evening The picture is a vigorous indictm?: of hypocrisy and prudery. It va watched with quiet interest by th* large audience, broken occasionally by a sharply drawn breath as some trmi was realised. This picture has a story running through it and was adapted from th novel, “The Black Stock.” It tells «f a young man in love with a beautif girl and asking the girl’s father for permission to marry. The wise old father said nothing but took the boy.. ride in his motor, past stud cattlefam.and mental asylums, pointing out th immense care taken to preserve the pedigree of cattle while life’s higher, manifestation, the human being, cat breed at will. The father suggest? care, and a medical examination. The boy is indignant at the humiliation, so very quietly the gir. - father tells of a boyhood chum of hi? This chum had tainted blood but love and desire overrulled his fears and be married his sweetheart. A year later a child is born, an imbecile. A irisdoctor counsels letting nature take it? course, but other doctors of an older school are all for an operation which will maintain the child’s life forawfciV in a hopelessly deformed body and warped mind. What shall the moth?: do? In a vision the poor mother sees an awful series of pictures—scenes from every day life in a great city whersin and lust have had their eway. There is no doubt about the powerf: nature of this film and in the interest* of purity and justice it should be seen by everyone. The picture was produced by the Quality Amusement Corporation. Excellent supporting pictures ar* shown on the same programme, including Ken Maynard in many thriving feats of horsemanship in *Th? Demon Rider,” a comedy and gazett The music is capably conducted 1? Mr. A. Marbeck. The overture i? “The Hero’s Return,” and as at. en’tracte Tosti’s “Serenade” is playeas a cornet solo by Mr. J. Crosby.