A Son of Satan
| A Son of Satan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Oscar Micheaux |
| Written by | Oscar Micheaux |
| Produced by | Oscar Micheaux |
| Starring | Andrew Bishop Lawrence Chenault Shingzie Howard Edna Morton |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
A Son of Satan is a 1924 silent
A Son of Satan ran into distribution problems when state censorship boards rejected the film based on its contents. New York censors objected to the film’s depiction of violence, particularly against women and animals (a cat is killed onscreen in one scene, a Ku Klux Klan leader is slain, and a man chokes his wife to death[4]), while Virginia censors complained the film’s references to miscegenation would "prove offensive to Southern ladies". In at least one state the film was banned for its title alone[5][6][7]
No print of the film is known to exist and it is presumed to be a lost film.[3] Micheaux Film Corporation production; distributed by Micheaux Film Corporation. / Produced by Oscar Micheaux. Scenario by Oscar Micheaux. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Working title: The Ghost of Tolston’s Manor. The production began shooting on March 26, 1923, in the Bronx, New York. Some location photography was taken in Roanoke, Virginia, and in
Cast
- Andrew S. Bishop
- Lawrence Chenault
- Emmett Anthony (1889–1931)
- Edna Morton
- Monte Hawley
- Shingzie Howard
- Ida Anderson
- E. G. Tatum
- Dink Stewart
- W. B. F. Crowell
- Olivia Sewall
- Mildred Smallwood
- Blanche Thompson
- Margaret Brown
- Professor Hosay
Some of the original cast from the hit Broadway musicals
References
- ^ "A Son of Satan (1924) | Full Cast & Crew", IMDb.
- ^ "Overview: A Son of Satan", AllMovie.
- ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: Son of Satan", SilentEra.com. Archived January 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
- ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
- ISBN 1-55849-575-4
- ISBN 0-8078-5764-5.
External links
- A Son of Satan at IMDb
