

Birthright
"A story of the negro —and the South"
1938
1h 14m
5.2
US
Drama
Overview
After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
Micheaux Picture Corporation
Key Crew

Oscar Micheaux
Director

Oscar Micheaux
Screenplay

Alice B. Russell
Producer

Oscar Micheaux
Producer
Cast

Carman Newsome
Peter Siner

Ethel Moses
Cissie

Alec Lovejoy
Tump Pack

Hazel Diaz
Ida May

Trixie Smith

W. Herbert Jelley

Ida Forsyne
J
John Ward

C. R. Chase

Alice B. Russell

H. E. Knight

George Lessey

Columbus Jackson
H
Harry Moses

Tom Dillon
A
Allen Lee

Robert Alderdice

Cherokee Thornton
The Persimmon

Harry Moses
Dr. Jallup

Leon Gross
Orchestra Leader