Oscar Micheaux

Oscar Micheaux

Known for

Directing

Born

January 2, 1884

Birthplace

Metropolis, Illinois, USA

Died

March 25, 1951 (aged 67)

Biography

Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Micheaux Book & Film Company produced some films, he is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, the most successful African-American filmmaker of the first half of the twentieth century and the most prominent producer of race films. He produced both silent films and "talkies" after the industry changed to incorporate speaking actors.

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Best known work

Within Our Gates
Within Our Gates
1920
Body and Soul
Body and Soul
1925
Birthright
Birthright
1938
The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan
The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan
1920
The Exile
The Exile
1931
Murder In Harlem
Murder In Harlem
1935
Ten Minutes to Live
Ten Minutes to Live
1932
God's Step Children
God's Step Children
1938
Lying Lips
Lying Lips
1939
The Darktown Revue
The Darktown Revue
1931

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Phantom of Kenwood

    Writer, Director

  2. 2024

    Hollywood BlackTV

    as Self (archive footage) (4 episodes)

  3. 2021

  4. 1948

    The Betrayal

    Novel, Director

  5. 1940

    The Notorious Elinor Lee

    Director, Writer, Producer

  6. 1939

    Lying Lips

    Director, Producer, Writer

  7. 1938

    God's Step Children

    Director, Screenplay, Producer

  8. 1938

    Swing!

    Director, Screenplay, Producer

  9. 1938

    Birthright

    Director, Screenplay, Producer

  10. 1937

    Underworld

    Director, Producer, Writer

  11. 1935

    Murder In Harlem

    as Second detective (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer

  12. 1935

    Temptation

    Director

  13. 1934

    Harlem After Midnight

    Director, Writer

  14. 1932

    Black Magic

    Director, Producer, Writer

  15. 1932

    Ten Minutes to Live

    as Officer 1, Director, Writer, Producer

  16. 1932

    The Girl from Chicago

    Director, Writer, Producer

  17. 1932

    Veiled Aristocrats

    Director, Screenplay, Producer

  18. 1931

    The Exile

    Director, Writer, Novel, Producer

  19. 1931

    The Darktown Revue

    Director, Writer, Producer

  20. 1930

    Easy Street

    Director, Writer

  21. 1930

    A Daughter of the Congo

    Director, Writer

  22. 1929

    When Men Betray

    Director, Producer

  23. 1929

    Wages of Sin

    Writer, Director

  24. 1928

    The Broken Violin

    Writer, Director

  25. 1928

    Thirty Years Later

    Screenplay, Director

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