The Birth of a Race (1918)
1918 · Silent film · 90 min · dir. John W. Noble
The Greatest Photoplay on Earth
- Drama
Synopsis
This epic traces, from the Beginning, the lineage of the race of peace-loving people. Mankind at its best is highlighted as greatness of character across the centuries is displayed: Noah heeding God's command, Moses leading the Israelities, Jesus Christ dying to save humanity and promote His message of peace. Moving into our modern epoch: Columbus's discovery of America, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation; A race of free humans committed to the proliferation of peace and freedom. What becomes of this race when autocratic powers threaten democracy in the time of the first World War?
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- John W. Noble
- Writer
- Rudolph De Cordova
- Studio
- Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation, The Frohman Amusement Corp.
- Released
- 1918-01-02
- Running time
- 90 minutes
- Language
- English
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- birth of a race
Cast & crew
John W. Noble Director
Louis Dean- Harry Dumont
- Carter B. Harkness
- Doris Doscher
- Charles E. Graham
Ben Hendricks Sr.- Alice Gale
John Reinhardt
