Birthright (1939 film)
Birthright is a 1939 film by Oscar Micheaux, a talkie remake of his silent film Birthright, adapted from Thomas S. Stribling's novel of the same title (1922). Carman Newsome took the lead role of the black Harvard graduate facing racism played by J. Homer Tutt fifteen years earlier.[1]
Reception[]
Justin Mary, writing for Zekefilm, said, "Though much is left unstated and implied in the drama of self-sacrifice, jealousy, and budding violence that follows, Micheaux, as in his best early silent films, offers a panoramic view of a corrupt community and the roots of evil that perpetuate the sins of the past."[2]
References[]
- ^ Larry Langman, David Ebner Hollywood's Image of the South: A Century of Southern Films - 2001 Page 95 0313318867 "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"
- ^ Mary, Justin. "Blu-Ray Review: Pioneers of African-American Cinema". ZekeFilm. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
External links[]
- Birthright at IMDb
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