Oscar Micheaux
American writer and director (1884-1951)
0.61body-of-work score · ranked #1294 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- January 2, 1884 · Metropolis
- Died
- March 25, 1951 · Charlotte
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, novelist, writer, actor
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1925 · United States · drama, silent
National Film Registry (inducted 2019) · Criterion Collection spine #371
0.392 citations - 20.231 citation
Complete filmography
All 38 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1919The Homesteader
- 1920The Brute
- 1920The Symbol of the Unconquered
- 1920Within Our Gates
- 1921The Gunsaulus Mystery
- 1922The Dungeon
- 1922The Virgin of the Seminole
- 1922Uncle Jasper's Will
- 1923Deceit
- 1924A Son of Satan
- 1924Birthright
- 1925Body and Soul
- 1925Marcus Garland
- 1926The Conjure Woman
- 1926The Devil's Disciple
- 1926The Spider's Web
- 1927The House Behind the Cedars
- 1928Thirty Years Later
- 1929The Wages of Sin
- 1929When Men Betray
- 1930A Daughter of the Congo
- 1930Easy Street
- 1931Darktown Revue
- 1931The Exile
- 1932Ten Minutes to Live
- 1932The Girl from Chicago
- 1932Veiled Aristocrats
- 1934Harlem After Midnight
- 1935Murder in Harlem
- 1935Temptation
- 1937Underworld
- 1938God's Step Children
- 1938Swing!
- 1939Birthright
- 1939Lying Lips
- 1940The Notorious Elinor Lee
- 1948The Betrayal
- —The Broken Violin