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Oscar Micheaux Filmography

Poster of Within Our Gates

Within Our Gates (1920)

In the racially charged panorama of the deep South, Sylvia Landry, a young, spirited African-American...

Poster of The Symbol of the Unconquered

The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920)

In the heart of Selma, Alabama, Eve Mason, a woman of mixed race with fair...

Poster of Body and Soul

Body and Soul (1925)

A minister is malevolent and sinister behind his righteous facade. He consorts with, and later...

Poster of Ten Minutes to Live

Ten Minutes to Live (1932)

A movie producer offers a nightclub singer a role in his latest film, but all...

Poster of Lying Lips

Lying Lips (1939)

A nightclub singer refuses to "date" customers, so she's framed for the murder of her...

Poster of The Exile

The Exile (1931)

A young man named Jean in post-World War I Chicago falls in love with a...

Poster of The Girl from Chicago

The Girl from Chicago (1932)

An undercover government agent on a case in Mississipi meets and falls in love with...

Poster of Murder In Harlem

Murder In Harlem (1935)

A black night watchman at a chemical factory finds the body of a murdered white...

Poster of Birthright

Birthright (1938)

A black Harvard graduate confronts racism.

Poster of God's Step Children

God's Step Children (1938)

A young light-skinned Negress struggles to find her place in both the black and the...