Oscar Micheaux
Known for DirectingBorn 1884-01-02Died 1951-03-25Metropolis, 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.Read more
Movies & web series
Black Magic
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Black Magic
1932 · Movie
The Conjure Woman
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The Conjure Woman
1926 · Movie
The Virgin of the Seminole
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The Virgin of the Seminole
1923 · Movie
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The Gunsaulus Mystery
1921 · Movie
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The Betrayal
1948 · Movie
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Temptation
1935 · Movie
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Harlem After Midnight
1934 · Movie
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A Daughter of the Congo
1930 · Movie
When Men Betray
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When Men Betray
1929 · Movie
The House Behind the Cedars
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The House Behind the Cedars
1927 · Movie
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The Devil's Disciple
1925 · Movie
Marcus Garland
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Marcus Garland
1925 · Movie
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Birthright
1924 · Movie
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Wages of Sin
1929 · Movie
The Broken Violin
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The Broken Violin
1928 · Movie
Deceit
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Deceit
1923 · Movie
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The Dungeon
1922 · Movie
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The Homesteader
1919 · Movie
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Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021 · Movie
Easy Street
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Easy Street
1930 · Movie
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Thirty Years Later
1928 · Movie
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The Millionaire
1927 · Movie
The Spider's Web
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The Spider's Web
1927 · Movie
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A Son of Satan
1924 · Movie
Uncle Jasper's Will
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Uncle Jasper's Will
1922 · Movie
The Hypocrite
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The Hypocrite
1921 · Movie
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The Brute
1920 · Movie
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The Girl from Chicago
1932 · Movie
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Body and Soul
1925 · Movie
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God's Step Children
1938 · Movie
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Swing!
1938 · Movie
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Underworld
1937 · Movie
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Hollywood Black
2024 · Series
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Within Our Gates
1920 · Movie
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Veiled Aristocrats
1932 · Movie
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The Symbol of the Unconquered
1920 · Movie
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Birthright
1938 · Movie
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The Exile
1931 · Movie
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Murder In Harlem
1935 · Movie
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Ten Minutes to Live
1932 · Movie
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Lying Lips
1939 · Movie
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The Darktown Revue
1931 · Movie
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The Notorious Elinor Lee
1940 · Movie
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Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 7)
1920 · Movie
Phantom of Kenwood
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Phantom of Kenwood
Movie