Directing
Oscar Micheaux
EN, IT, XX cinema · 44 credits
Born
2 January 1884
Died
25 March 1951 (aged 67)
Birthplace
Metropolis, Illinois, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oscar Micheaux licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Phantom of Kenwood
Phantom of Kenwood
Director, Writer
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
as Archival footage
The Betrayal
Novel, Director
The Notorious Elinor Lee
Director, Writer, Producer
Lying Lips
Director, Writer, Producer
God's Step Children
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Birthright
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Swing!
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Underworld
Director, Writer, Producer
Murder In Harlem
as Second detective (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
Temptation
Director
Harlem After Midnight
Director, Writer
Ten Minutes to Live
as Officer 1, Director, Writer, Producer
The Girl from Chicago
Director, Writer, Producer
Veiled Aristocrats
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Black Magic
1932
Black Magic
Director, Writer, Producer
The Darktown Revue
Director, Writer, Producer
The Exile
Director, Writer, Producer, Novel
A Daughter of the Congo
Director, Writer
Easy Street
1930
Easy Street
Director, Writer
Wages of Sin
Writer, Director
When Men Betray
1929
When Men Betray
Director, Producer
Thirty Years Later
Director, Screenplay
The Broken Violin
1928
The Broken Violin
Director, Writer
The Millionaire
Director, Writer
The Spider's Web
1927
The Spider's Web
Director, Writer
The Conjure Woman
1926
The Conjure Woman
Director, Writer
Body and Soul
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Devil's Disciple
Director, Writer
Marcus Garland
1925
Marcus Garland
Director, Writer, Producer
A Son of Satan
Writer, Director, Producer
Birthright
Director, Writer
Deceit
1923
Deceit
Producer, Director
Uncle Jasper's Will
1922
Uncle Jasper's Will
Writer, Director
The Dungeon
Writer, Director, Producer
The Gunsaulus Mystery
Producer, Writer, Director
The Brute
Writer, Director
Within Our Gates
Director, Writer, Producer
The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan
Director, Writer, Producer
The Homesteader
Novel, Screenplay, Producer, Director