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Veiled Aristocrats is a 1932 American pre-Code race film written, directed, produced and distributed by Oscar Micheaux. The film deals with the theme of "passing" by mixed-race African Americans to avoid racial discrimination.
Veiled Aristocrats: Directed by Oscar Micheaux. With Lucille Lewis, Walter Fleming, Laura Bowman, Lawrence Chenault. John Walden, left home 20 years earlier and has been "passing" as white in a town where no one knew of his background.
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- Drama
- Oscar Micheaux
- 1932-02
One of Micheaux’s most controversial films, Veiled Aristocrats (1932) addresses the question of the price of success in a middle class Black community through the story of racial “passing.”
Feb 5, 2017 · Veiled Aristocrats - YouTube. Black By Popular Demand TV. 781 subscribers. 99. 6.9K views 6 years ago. This 1932 Ocar Micheaux movie is a dama dealing with skin color, class struggles and...
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Lawyer John Walden (Walter Fleming) returns home to see his mother (Laura Bowman) and sister Rena (Lucille Lewis). John has come to prioritize nonsense like reputation and class. Being of lighter skin, he's been passing as white to move up the social ladder.
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- Micheaux Picture Corporation
- Oscar Micheaux
Veiled Aristocrats was the third feature-length talkie written and directed by Oscar Micheaux, the indefatigable black novelist and filmmaker.
Veiled Aristocrats. Summaries. John Walden, left home 20 years earlier and has been "passing" as white in a town where no one knew of his background. He returns home to take his now grown sister back with him so she too can live a life as a white woman. He even goes so far as to find her a suitable white man to marry.
