
Oscar Micheaux
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 t…
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Filmography
Acting (4)
Crew (105)
Movies (105)
The Betrayal
1948Director
The Betrayal
1948Novel
The Notorious Elinor Lee
1940Director
The Notorious Elinor Lee
1940Producer
The Notorious Elinor Lee
1940Writer
Lying Lips
1939Director
Lying Lips
1939Producer
Lying Lips
1939Writer
Swing!
1938Director
Swing!
1938Producer
Swing!
1938Screenplay
Birthright
1938Director
Birthright
1938Producer
Birthright
1938Screenplay
God's Step Children
1938Director
God's Step Children
1938Producer
God's Step Children
1938Screenplay
Underworld
1937Director
Underworld
1937Producer
Underworld
1937Writer
Murder In Harlem
1935Director
Murder In Harlem
1935Producer
Murder In Harlem
1935Writer
Temptation
1935Director
Harlem After Midnight
1934Director
Harlem After Midnight
1934Writer
The Girl from Chicago
1932Director
The Girl from Chicago
1932Producer
The Girl from Chicago
1932Writer
Ten Minutes to Live
1932Director
Ten Minutes to Live
1932Producer
Ten Minutes to Live
1932Writer
Black Magic
1932Director
Black Magic
1932Producer
Black Magic
1932Writer
Veiled Aristocrats
1932Director
Veiled Aristocrats
1932Producer
Veiled Aristocrats
1932Screenplay
The Darktown Revue
1931Director
The Darktown Revue
1931Producer
The Darktown Revue
1931Writer
The Exile
1931Director
The Exile
1931Novel
The Exile
1931Producer
The Exile
1931Writer
Easy Street
1930Director
Easy Street
1930Writer
A Daughter of the Congo
1930Director
A Daughter of the Congo
1930Writer
When Men Betray
1929Director
When Men Betray
1929Producer
Wages of Sin
1929Director
Wages of Sin
1929Writer
The Broken Violin
1928Director
The Broken Violin
1928Writer
Thirty Years Later
1928Director
Thirty Years Later
1928Screenplay
The Spider's Web
1927Director
The Spider's Web
1927Writer
The House Behind the Cedars
1927Director
The House Behind the Cedars
1927Writer
The Millionaire
1927Director
The Millionaire
1927Writer
The Conjure Woman
1926Director
The Conjure Woman
1926Writer
The Devil's Disciple
1925Director
The Devil's Disciple
1925Writer
Body and Soul
1925Director
Body and Soul
1925Producer
Body and Soul
1925Screenplay
Marcus Garland
1925Director
Marcus Garland
1925Producer
Marcus Garland
1925Writer
A Son of Satan
1924Director
A Son of Satan
1924Producer
A Son of Satan
1924Writer
Birthright
1924Director
Birthright
1924Writer
The Virgin of the Seminole
1923Director
The Virgin of the Seminole
1923Writer
Deceit
1923Director
Deceit
1923Producer
Uncle Jasper's Will
1922Director
Uncle Jasper's Will
1922Writer
The Dungeon
1922Director
The Dungeon
1922Producer
The Dungeon
1922Writer
The Gunsaulus Mystery
1921Director
The Gunsaulus Mystery
1921Producer
The Gunsaulus Mystery
1921Writer
The Hypocrite
1921Director
The Symbol of the Unconquered
1920Director
The Symbol of the Unconquered
1920Producer
The Symbol of the Unconquered
1920Writer
Within Our Gates
1920Director
Within Our Gates
1920Producer
Within Our Gates
1920Writer
The Brute
1920Director
The Brute
1920Writer
The Homesteader
1919Director
The Homesteader
1919Novel
The Homesteader
1919Producer
The Homesteader
1919Screenplay
Phantom of Kenwood
Director
Phantom of Kenwood
Writer
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