Directing
Oscar Micheaux
- Titles
- 44movies
- Career
Active from 1919 to 1948, busiest in 1932 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 42titles as director
- Average score
55/100
- Highest rated
Underworld69/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Politics5.3average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.8average 3.3
- Showbiz3.3average 1.2
- Crime5.5average 3.7
- Melancholy6.4average 4.7
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.6, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.8
- Physical Comedy1.5, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 4
- Racial Injustice 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Silent Film 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- LLester LangCinematographerSwing!, The Darktown Revue, Lying Lips, The Exile, God's Step Children, +3 more
Carman NewsomeActorSwing!, Lying Lips, God's Step Children, Birthright, The Notorious Elinor Lee
Lawrence ChenaultActorThe Symbol of the Unconquered, Body and Soul, The Gunsaulus Mystery, Ten Minutes to Live, Veiled Aristocrats
Evelyn PreerActorWithin Our Gates, The Gunsaulus Mystery, The Spider's Web, Birthright, Deceit
Laura BowmanActorTen Minutes to Live, Veiled Aristocrats, Murder In Harlem, The Notorious Elinor Lee
Lorenzo TuckerActorWages of Sin, Veiled Aristocrats, Underworld, Temptation
Carl MahonActorThe Girl from Chicago, The Exile, Ten Minutes to Live, Veiled Aristocrats
Ethel MosesActorGod's Step Children, Birthright, Underworld, Temptation
Alec LovejoyActorSwing!, God's Step Children, Birthright, Murder In Harlem
A.B. DeComathiereActorThe Exile, Ten Minutes to Live, Deceit
Alice B. RussellActorThe Girl from Chicago, God's Step Children, Murder In Harlem- LLeonard WeissEditorLying Lips, God's Step Children, The Notorious Elinor Lee
Movies and TV shows
44Upcoming
1 title
Phantom of Kenwood
Writer, Director
2020s
2 titles · average score 67
Sniff the Milk (2025)
Thanks
67
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021)
as Archival footage
1940s
2 titles
The Betrayal (1948)
Novel, Director
The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940)
Producer, Director
1930s
16 titles · average score 53
46
Lying Lips (1939)
Director, Producer
Swing! (1938)
Director, Producer
55
Birthright (1938)
Director, Screenplay
God's Step Children (1938)
Director, Screenplay
69
Underworld (1937)
Director, Writer
Temptation (1935)
Director
51
The Girl from Chicago (1932)
Director, Writer
44
Ten Minutes to Live (1932)
as Officer 1
Veiled Aristocrats (1932)
Director, Producer
The Darktown Revue (1931)
Producer, Writer
The Exile (1931)
Producer, Writer
A Daughter of the Congo (1930)
Director, Writer
1920s
22 titles · average score 60
Wages of Sin (1929)
Director, Writer
The Spider's Web (1927)
Writer, Director
The Millionaire (1927)
Director, Writer
62
Body and Soul (1925)
Screenplay, Producer
A Son of Satan (1924)
Writer, Director
Birthright (1924)
Director, Writer
Deceit (1923)
Producer, Director
The Virgin of the Seminole (1923)
Director, Writer
The Dungeon (1922)
Director, Writer
The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921)
Director, Producer
62
Within Our Gates (1920)
Director, Producer
56
The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920)
Director, Writer
1910s
1 title
The Homesteader (1919)
Novel, Director