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Birthright (1938)

1h 14m

Running Time

Birthright (1938)

Name: Birthright
Genre: Drama
Released: 1938-01-01

1h 14m

Running Time

Plot.

After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children.

Where to Watch.

Subs

Currently Birthright is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kino Film Collection

Streaming in:
🇺🇸 United States

Cast & Crew.

Carman Newsome

Peter Siner

Ethel Moses

Cissie

Alec Lovejoy

Tump Pack

Hazel Diaz

Ida May

Trixie Smith

Hazel Lisz

Actress

W. Herbert Jelley

Ida Forsyne

John Ward

C. R. Chase

Alice B. Russell

H. E. Knight

Thomas Sigismund Stribling

Novel

Oscar Micheaux

Director / Screenplay

George Wicker

Sound Engineer

Robert J. Marshall

Director of Photography

Harry Moses

Robert Alderdice

Allen Lee

Tom Dillon

Columbus Jackson

George Lessey

Media.

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1938

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 14m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

southern usa

education

remake

racism

college graduate

Wiki.

Birthright is a 1938 American drama film directed, co-produced and co-written by Oscar Micheaux and starring Carman Newsome. This is a talkie remake of Micheaux's 1924 silent film of the same name; both were adapted from white author T. S. Stribling's eponymous 1922 novel. Starring J. Homer Tutt, Micheaux's 1924 film was highly controversial for its graphic depiction of racism. The film is now considered lost.