Birthright (1938)
A story of the negro —and the South
1938 · 1h 14m · Drama
Genres: Drama
After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children.
Director: Oscar Micheaux
Writers: Oscar Micheaux, Thomas Sigismund Stribling
Cinematography: Robert J. Marshall
Cast
Carman Newsome as Peter SinerEthel Moses as CissieAlec Lovejoy as Tump PackHazel Diaz as Ida MayTrixie SmithW. Herbert JelleyIda ForsyneJohn WardC. R. ChaseAlice B. RussellH. E. KnightGeorge LesseyMore like this
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