Oscar Micheaux

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Underworld
4.7

Underworld

Sep. 01, 1937

Underworld

IMDb: 4.7 1937 76 min 6 views
A young Southern college student falls for the charms of a female nightclub owner while on summer break in Chicago – and soon enough meets ...
Swing!
5.6

Swing!

Apr. 29, 1938

Swing!

IMDb: 5.6 1938 69 min 6 views
Ted Gregory is trying to be the first black producer to mount a show on Broadway, but he has trouble with his star singer.
God’s Step Children
5.6

God’s Step Children

Jan. 01, 1938

God’s Step Children

IMDb: 5.6 1938 70 min 3 views
Naomi, a light-skinned Black child, is abandoned by her mother and raised by the virtuous Mrs. Saunders. When the girl’s fixation with ...
Lying Lips
4.6

Lying Lips

Jan. 02, 1939

Lying Lips

IMDb: 4.6 1939 68 min 4 views
A nightclub singer refuses to „date“ customers, so she’s framed for the murder of her aunt.
The Symbol of the Unconquered
5.8

The Symbol of the Unconquered

Nov. 28, 1920

The Symbol of the Unconquered

IMDb: 5.8 1920 59 min 14 views
Eve Mason, a white-passing black woman, moves to a remote cottage she inherited from her late father. She makes the acquaintance of her neighbor, ...
The Darktown Revue
4.8

The Darktown Revue

Jan. 31, 1931

The Darktown Revue

IMDb: 4.8 1931 18 min 13 views
With a series of long takes and frontal camera set-ups, Michaeux provides a record of several cabaret acts, using intertitles to separate the ...
Veiled Aristocrats
4.9

Veiled Aristocrats

Feb. 01, 1932

Veiled Aristocrats

IMDb: 4.9 1932 48 min 11 views
A young woman plans to marry, but her mother and brother–a lawyer–don’t like her prospective husband and scheme to prevent the ...
The Girl from Chicago
4.5

The Girl from Chicago

Mar. 14, 1932

The Girl from Chicago

IMDb: 4.5 1932 71 min 35 views
An undercover government agent on a case in Mississippi meets and falls in love with a beautiful young woman who’s being menaced by a local ...
Body and Soul
6.2

Body and Soul

Nov. 09, 1925

Body and Soul

IMDb: 6.2 1925 93 min 34 views
A minister is malevolent and sinister behind his righteous facade. He consorts with, and later extorts from, the owner of a gambling house, and ...
Ten Minutes to Live
4.2

Ten Minutes to Live

Mar. 17, 1932

Ten Minutes to Live

IMDb: 4.2 1932 58 min 44 views
A movie producer offers a nightclub singer a role in his latest film, but all he really wants to do is bed her. She knows, but accepts anyway. ...
Birthright
5.8

Birthright

Jan. 01, 1938

Birthright

IMDb: 5.8 1938 74 min 37 views
After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children.
Murder In Harlem
5.1

Murder In Harlem

Dec. 12, 1935

Murder In Harlem

IMDb: 5.1 1935 95 min 28 views
A Black night watchman at a chemical factory finds the body of a murdered white woman. After reporting it, he finds himself accused of the murder.
The Exile
4.7

The Exile

May. 15, 1931

The Exile

IMDb: 4.7 1931 74 min 32 views
An idealistic young man is torn between a sultry Chicago nightclub owner and a Scottish South Dakotan farmgirl.
Within Our Gates
6.4

Within Our Gates

Jan. 12, 1920

Within Our Gates

IMDb: 6.4 1920 74 min 29 views
Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a traumatizing past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished ...