Birthright
A story of the negro —and the South
1938 | 74m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Oscar Micheaux |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Oscar Micheaux, Thomas Sigismund Stribling |
| Staring: |
| After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1938 |
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| Director: | Oscar Micheaux |
| Writer: | Oscar Micheaux, Thomas Sigismund Stribling |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | southern usa, education, remake, racism, college graduate |
| Production Companies | Micheaux Picture Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Carman Newsome | Peter Siner |
| Ethel Moses | Cissie |
| Alec Lovejoy | Tump Pack |
| Hazel Diaz | Ida May |
| Trixie Smith | |
| W. Herbert Jelley | |
| Ida Forsyne | |
| John Ward | |
| C. R. Chase | |
| Alice B. Russell | |
| H. E. Knight | |
| George Lessey | |
| Columbus Jackson | |
| Harry Moses | |
| Tom Dillon | |
| Allen Lee | |
| Robert Alderdice | |
| Cherokee Thornton | The Persimmon |
| Harry Moses | Dr. Jallup |
| Leon Gross | Orchestra Leader |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Oscar Micheaux | Screenplay, Director |
| Robert J. Marshall | Director of Photography |
| George Wicker | Sound Engineer |
| Thomas Sigismund Stribling | Novel |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Alice B. Russell | Producer |
| Oscar Micheaux | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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