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The Dungeon
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The Dungeon

1922-05-22 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 8.0

Drama · Crime · Horror

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.

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Directors
Oscar Micheaux
Production companies
Micheaux Picture Corporation
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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William FountaineWilliam FountaineStephen Cameron (as William E. Fountaine)
Shingzie HowardMyrtle Downing
J. Kenneth Goodman
William Crowell'Gyp' Lassiter (as W.B.F. Crowell)
Earle Browne Cook
Blanche Thompson
Alma Sewel

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