Basic Info
Release: May 22, 1922
The Dungeon
1922
Overview
Myrtle Downing, an African-American woman, is coerced into marrying a corrupt would-be politician named Gyp Lassiter, even though she is really in love with Stephen Cameron, a young lawyer. When she discovers that her husband has conspired to support segregationist policies in exchange for support by white political power brokers, she objects to his crooked dealings and gets herself imprisoned in a secret dungeon where her husband had murdered his previous wives. Presumed to be a lost film.
Genres
Drama
Crime
Horror
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
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Cast
William Fountaine
Stephen Cameron (as William E. Fountaine)
Shingzie Howard
Myrtle Downing
J. Kenneth Goodman
William Crowell
'Gyp' Lassiter (as W.B.F. Crowell)
Earle Browne Cook
Blanche Thompson
Alma Sewel
Crew
Oscar Micheaux
Writer
Oscar Micheaux
Director
Oscar Micheaux
Producer
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