Oscar Micheaux

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Swing!
5.6

Swing!

Apr. 29, 1938

Swing!

Ted Gregory is trying to be the first black producer to mount a show on Broadway, but he has trouble with his star singer.
Lying Lips
4.6

Lying Lips

Jan. 02, 1939

Lying Lips

A nightclub singer refuses to “date” customers, so she’s framed for the murder of her aunt.
God’s Step Children
5.3

God’s Step Children

Jan. 01, 1938

God’s Step Children

Naomi, a light-skinned Black child, is abandoned by her mother and raised by the virtuous Mrs. Saunders. When the girl’s fixation with ...
Murder In Harlem
4.8

Murder In Harlem

Dec. 12, 1935

Murder In Harlem

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.
Veiled Aristocrats
4.9

Veiled Aristocrats

Feb. 01, 1932

Veiled Aristocrats

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

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 ...
The Exile
4.8

The Exile

May. 15, 1931

The Exile

An idealistic young man is torn between a sultry Chicago nightclub owner and a Scottish South Dakotan farmgirl.
Body and Soul
6.2

Body and Soul

Nov. 09, 1925

Body and Soul

A convict escapes to a Southern town and passes himself off as a reverend, giving him the perfect cover to swindle the townspeople and corrupt an ...
Within Our Gates
6.4

Within Our Gates

Jan. 12, 1920

Within Our Gates

Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a traumatizing past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished ...