The Birth of a Race

The Birth of a Race
Directed by	John W. Noble
Produced by	Emmett J. Scott
Music by	Joseph Carl Breil
Cinematography	Herbert Oswald Carleton
Distributed by	Gardiner Syndicate
Release date(s)	December 1, 1918
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English intertitles

The Birth of a Race is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by John W. Noble. It was made as a response to the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation, and was meant to discredit the negative stereotypes perpetuated by the film. The Birth of a Race was released following the end of World War I.

Synopsis

Following the "Birth of the Human Race" section of the film, two brothers in a German-American family 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.

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

See also

• List of American films of 1918
• Race movie

References

• New York Times movie summary

External links

• The Birth of a Race at the Internet Movie Database