The Birth of a Race
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| The Birth of a Race | |
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| Directed by | John W. Noble |
| Produced by | Emmett J. Scott |
| Music by | Joseph Carl Breil |
| Cinematography | Herbert Oswald Carleton |
| Release date(s) | 1 December 1918 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
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The Birth of a Race (1918) was a silent film directed by John W. Noble. It was created as an attempt to capitalize on the 1915 smash hit The Birth of a Nation, and was released following the end of World War I.
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[edit] Synopsis
After a lengthy "birth of the human race" segment, the film tells the story of two brothers in a German-American family who go to war in Europe, one ("George") fighting for the United States, and the other ("Oscar") fighting for Germany. George is wounded, and at the hospital defends it from a German attack, killing Oscar in the process. George is sent home to America, where he rescues his wife from a German spy.
[edit] Cast (in credits order)
- Louis Dean ... The Kaiser
- Harry Dumont ... Crown Prince
- Carter B. Harkness ... Adam
- Doris Doscher ... Eve
- Charles Graham ... Noah
- Ben Hendricks, Sr. ... Fritz Schmidt (as Ben Hendricks)
- Alice Gale ... Frau Schmidt
- John Reinhardt ... Pat O'Brien
- Mary Carr ... Mrs. O'Brien (as Mary K. Carr)
- Jane Grey ... Jane O'Brien
- Edward Elkas ... Herr Von H.
- Anna Lehr
- Philip Van Loan
- George LeGuere (as George Le Guere)
- Warren Chandler
- Anita Cortez
- Edwin Boring
- Dick Lee
- David Wall
- Belle Seacombe
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