Birthright (1924 film)
Birthright is a 1924 film by Oscar Micheaux in 10 reels, adapted from Thomas Sigismund Stribling's novel of the same title (1922). The cast included J. Homer Tutt (as Peter Siner), Evelyn Preer (as Cissie Deldine), Salem Tutt Whitney (as Tump Pack), Lawrence Chenault, and W. B. F. Crowell.[1] Micheaux later remade the story with new actors as a talkie, Birthright (1939), in 35mm.
References
- ^ Francis G. Couvares Movie censorship and American culture, 1996, p 173: "... from members of his own community who resented such depictions. It seems logical that Micheaux would anticipate criticism from both blacks and whites again in response to his 1924 film Birthright, which portrayed an African American ...
External links
- Birthright at IMDb
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