The Homesteader (1919)

Directors:

Oscar Micheaux, Jerry Mills

Writers:

Oscar Micheaux (novel), Oscar Micheaux (screenplay)

Stars:

Charles D. Lucas, Evelyn Preer, Iris Hall

Cast

Cast overview:
Charles D. Lucas	...	Jean Baptiste
Evelyn Preer	...	Orlean
Iris Hall	...	Agnes Stewart
Inez Smith	...	Ethel
Vernon S. Duncan	...	N. Justine McCarthy
Charles R. Moore	...	Jack Stewart
Trevy Woods	...	Glavis
William George	...	Agnes's White Lover

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

suicide | racial prejudice | marriage | lost film | south dakota | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

20 February 1919 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Iowa, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Micheaux Book & Film Company, Micheaux Film

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This landmark film, the first ever directed by Oscar Micheaux, has been lost.

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Connections

Referenced in Movies of Color: Black Southern Cinema (2002)

User Reviews

Oscar Micheaux a genius, of his times. The fist African -American to produce a feature film (1919) The Homesteader

This is a man that broke the Hollywood barriers and made his own films. He produced 43 feature films, wrote 7 novels, one a best seller, and opened the first all black made film in white theaters in 1948. The Great Grandfather of black films1