The Birth of a Race

The Greatest Photoplay on Earth

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?

Director

John W. Noble

Writers

Anthony Paul Kelly, Tom Bret, George F. Wheeler, Rudolph De Cordova, John W. Noble

Released

January 2, 1918

Language

English