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The Birth of a Race (1918)
Directed by John W. Noble
Overview
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?
Length 88 minutes
Actors
Louis Dean | Harry Dumont | Carter B. Harkness | Doris Doscher | Charles E. Graham | Ben Hendricks Sr. | Alice Gale | John Reinhardt | Gertrude Braun | Stephen Grattan | Mary Carr | Jane Grey | Edward Elkas | Anna Lehr | Philip Van Loan | Warren Chandler | George LeGuere | Anita Cortez