The Dungeon (1922)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1922-05-22
Director: Oscar Micheaux
Top Cast
- William Fountaine as Stephen Cameron (as William E. Fountaine)
- Shingzie Howard as Myrtle Downing
- J. Kenneth Goodman as
- William Crowell as 'Gyp' Lassiter (as W.B.F. Crowell)
- Earle Browne Cook as
- Blanche Thompson as
- Alma Sewel as
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