Birthright (1938 film)
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Directed by | Oscar Micheaux |
Written by | Oscar Micheaux |
Based on | Birthright by T. S. Stribling |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Robert Marshall |
Production company | Micheaux Film |
Distributed by | Micheaux Pictures Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Birthright is a 1938 American
Plot
A black
Cast
Production
The Birthright remake was first scheduled for release in 1937, but in January 1938 it was reported that filming was still taking place in Ridgefield, New Jersey.[citation needed] The crew was estimated to number 15 members.
Release
The exact date of the film's theatrical release is unclear, though it most likely occurred at some point in 1938. By mid-March 1939, the film was playing in theaters in Oakland, California.
Black patrons of Oakland's Lincoln Theater threatened to boycott all black films (also known as
Legacy
Although the 1924 film is considered lost, the portion of the 1939 version that survives was restored under Library of Congress supervision and has been preserved in its AFI Collection. Along with other Micheaux films, Birthright is available on The Criterion Channel.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ISBN 0-313-31886-7. "Birthright (1939), Micheaux. Dir. Oscar Micheaux; Sc. Oscar Micheaux; Cast includes: Carman Newsome, Alec Lovejoy, Ethel Moses. Advertised as "A story of the Negro and the South," Oscar Micheaux's drama is based on the novel by T. S. Stribling."
External links
- Birthright at IMDb