Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
The Dungeon
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

William Fountaine as Stephen Cameron (as William E. Fountaine)

William Fountaine

Stephen Cameron (as William E. Fountaine)

Shingzie Howard as Myrtle Downing

Shingzie Howard

Myrtle Downing

J. Kenneth Goodman as

J. Kenneth Goodman

William Crowell as 'Gyp' Lassiter (as W.B.F. Crowell)

William Crowell

'Gyp' Lassiter (as W.B.F. Crowell)

Earle Browne Cook as

Earle Browne Cook

Blanche Thompson as

Blanche Thompson

Alma Sewel as

Alma Sewel

Production Companies

Micheaux Picture Corporation