Movie Description
The Dungeon
(1922)Overview
The Dungeon is a 1922 race film directed, written, produced and distributed by Oscar Micheaux, considered the African-American Cecil B. DeMille due to his prolific output of films during the silent era, one of his greatest works being Body and Soul (1924). The Dungeon was his first horror effort, an early blaxploitation take on the Bluebeard legend. No print of the film is known to exist and it is presumed to be a lost film.
Featured Crew
- Director : Oscar Micheaux
- Producer : Oscar Micheaux
- Writer : Oscar Micheaux
- Cast : William Fountaine,Shingzie Howard,J. Kenneth Goodman,William Crowell,Earle Browne Cook,Blanche Thompson,Alma Sewel
Cast
Stephen Cameron (as William E. Fountaine)
Myrtle Downing
'Gyp' Lassiter (as W.B.F. Crowell)
Posters
Facts
Original TitleThe Dungeon
Status Released
Release Information
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1922-05-22
Original Language
Production CompaniesMicheaux Picture Corporation
Genres
- Drama
- Crime
- Horror
