The Master Race (film)

The Master Race is a 1944 American drama film directed by Herbert Biberman and written by Biberman, Anne Froelich and Rowland Leigh. The film stars George Coulouris, Stanley Ridges, Osa Massen, Carl Esmond, Nancy Gates, Morris Carnovsky, Lloyd Bridges, Helen Beverly, Gavin Muir and Paul Guilfoyle. The film was released on October 18, 1944, by RKO Radio Pictures.^[2][3][4]

The Master Race
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Herbert Biberman
Screenplay by	Herbert Biberman Anne Froelich Rowland Leigh
Story by	Herbert Biberman
Produced by	Robert Golden
Starring	George Coulouris Stanley Ridges Osa Massen Carl Esmond Nancy Gates Morris Carnovsky Lloyd Bridges Helen Beverly Gavin Muir Paul Guilfoyle
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	Ernie Leadlay
Music by	Roy Webb
Production company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	October 18, 1944 (1944-10-18)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$350,000[1]
Box office	less than $1 million[1]

Plot

As the Nazis come to realise that their dreams of world domination after World War II will not be fulfilled and that Germany is in fact about to be defeated, a fanatical hard core prepare for the future Fourth Reich and the continuation of the dream of Aryan supremacy in later generations. To this end, Nazi officer von Beck is sent to infiltrate a village in rural Belgium where he will wait to agitate again for racial supremacy for "true Europeans" over lesser, "mongrel" races.

Cast

• George Coulouris as Von Beck
• Stanley Ridges as Phil Carson
• Osa Massen as Helena
• Carl Esmond as Andrei
• Nancy Gates as Nina
• Morris Carnovsky as Old Man Bartoc
• Lloyd Bridges as Frank
• Eric Feldary as Altmeier
• Helen Beverly as Mrs. Varin
• Gavin Muir as William Forsythe
• Paul Guilfoyle as Katry
• Richard Aherne as Sergeant O'Farrell
• Ludwig Donath as Schmidt
• Herbert Rudley as John
• Gigi Perreau as Bab