Oscar Micheaux
DirectingBorn: January 2, 1884 in Metropolis, Illinois, USA
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 promin...
All Credits45 Titles
Film
44 Titles
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Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking2021

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Within Our Gates1920

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Lying Lips1939

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The Exile1931

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Birthright1938

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Wages of Sin1929

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Murder In Harlem1935

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The Symbol of the Unconquered1920

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Body and Soul1925

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The Girl from Chicago1932

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God's Step Children1938
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The House Behind the Cedars1927

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Underworld1937

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The Notorious Elinor Lee1940

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Ten Minutes to Live1932

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The Brute1920


