“DAMAGED LIVES.”

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20456, 8 November 1934, Page 3

“DAMAGED LIVES.”

Crystal Palace to Show Unusual Drama.

“ David Harum ” (Will Rogers) will be presented finally to-morrow night at the Crystal Palace Theatre.

Lack of knowledge of some of the most important facts of life has been, and is, responsible for an appalling number of wrecked minds and shattered bodies. Shrouded in a cloak of false modesty and prudery, dangerous infectious diseases, sometimes called social diseases, have been permitted to prey upon humanity, when frank enlightenment as to the facts would have proven an invincible weapon against them. “ Damaged Lives,” the picture to be presented at the Crystal Palace on Saturday, emphasises the necessity for wholesome education about this sinister menace of both ancient and modern civilisation. Sponsored by the various social hygiene associations of the world, which for years have waged an unceasing battle against the mistaken policy of secrecy where vital facts are concerned, “ Damaged Lives ’ is at once an intensely dramatic talking film and a forceful influence that cannot be ignored by those who see it. In addition to the main ture there is shown a supplementary film which depicts with startling realism. but with delicacy and reassurance, the scientific phases of these diseases, together with essential facts that all know. Though “ Damaged Lives ” is a lesson to adults of all ages, it is not suitable for children, and those under the age of sixteen will not b* admitted. Box plans at the D.I.C.