Erb Krank R1 of 2

Erb Krank R1 of 2 Genetic Illness) Contrasts the way physically and mentally handicapped people are pampered with the way impoverished German are neglected. German intertitles. CU of mental patient & pan over others. Nazi officer walking through slum street & general views of ghetto / slum w/ clotheslines etc. 21:52:06 Children playing in slum courtyard & barefoot on doorsteps. Poverty 21:52:43 Orchard & rural village of 3 story bldgs - trees & nurses with patients in garden of institution. Man plowing with horses, other sewing seeds, woman milking, fishing boats, office workers. Construction. Man working on telephone lines. Blacksmith shoeing horses, women gathering crane. Windmill. 21:54:43 Old & young retarded or, physically handicapped or mentally ill people posed in front of camera, doctors about & nurses handling aggressive patient. Various patients in yard shown for camera. Malformed feet, etc. Boys in straight jackets. Eating at outdoor & indoor tables. Feeding patients in straightjackets. Forced feeding shown. Old woman posing for camera. Others just talk and look at camera. Pictures intercut with charts of family trees. Titles re benefits of sterilisation. Eugenics