Wages of Sin (1929 film)
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The Wages of Sin was an "all black cast" drama film produced in 1929
by Oscar Micheaux
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1929 in film
-Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....
by Oscar Micheaux
Oscar Micheaux
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films...
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Cast
- William A. Clayton Jr.
- Bessie Givens
- Ione McCarthy
- Kathleen Noisette
- Alice B. RussellAlice B. RussellAlice Burton Russell was an African-American actress and the wife of director Oscar Micheaux, who appeared in six films directed by her husband. She was born in Maxton, North Carolina and died in New Rochelle, New York. She was mentioned often as A. Burton Russell in credits...
- Ethel SmithEthel SmithEthel Smith may refer to:* Ethel Smith * Ethel Smith -See also:* Ethel Smyth, composer and suffragist Ethel Smith may refer to:* Ethel Smith (organist) (1910-1996)* Ethel Smith (athlete) (1907-1979)-See also:* Ethel Smyth, composer and suffragist Ethel Smith may refer to:* Ethel Smith (organist)...
- Gertrude Snelson
- Lorenzo TuckerLorenzo TuckerLorenzo Tucker , known as the "Black Valentino," was an African-American stage and screen actor who played the romantic lead in the early black films of Oscar Micheaux.-Acting career:...