The Wages of Sin (1929)
- Original title
- Wages of Sin
- Directed by
- Oscar Micheaux
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A story about a black couple navigating social pressures and personal choices. The film follows their struggles with love and reputation.
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What happens
The Wages of Sin is a lost 1929 American drama film directed, written, and produced by Oscar Micheaux. It was a race movie, featuring an all-black cast, headed by William A. Clayton, Jr. and Bessie Givens. The film was made in Pre-Code Hollywood. The film is presumed lost, as there is no known surviving footage of it. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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