Film

The Dungeon

1922 · 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.

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

• Oscar MicheauxWriter · Director · Producer

Release date

May 22, 1922

Status

Released

Original language

English

Genres

Drama, Crime, Horror

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