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The Exile (1931) | First Black Feature Sound Film

The Exile (1931) | First Black Feature Sound Film

THE EXILE is a race film that was directed, written, and produced by Oscar Micheaux. The film was Micheaux’s first feature-length sound film and the first feature length African-American sound film. It was based on Micheaux’s 1913 autobiographical novel, The Conquest. The movie is about a young man named Jean (Stanley Morrell) in post-World War […]