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The Symbol of the Unconquered

1920 · 59 min · US

Directed by Oscar Micheaux

Micheaux again, 1920. Eve Mason (Iris Hall) inherits a cabin in the Northwest and is taken for white by her Black neighbor, Hugh Van Allen (Walker Thompson). Land men and a passing hotelier want his oil. They ride as the Knights of the Black Cross. The film survives from a Belgian print with French and Flemish titles; the last reel, the routing of the riders, is still gone. What is left is the night ride: sheets against a black sky.

Drama

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1920 · Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Wikimedia Commons · FM-54; File:The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920).webm; 480x360

Video: Oscar Micheaux · Credit: YouTube · Public domain · Source: File page

In Pioneers: Oscar Micheaux

Cast & Crew

Oscar Micheaux · DirectorIris Hall · Evon "Eve" MasonWalker Thompson · Hugh Van Allen

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Cast

Principal players
Iris Hall

Iris Hall

Evon "Eve" Mason

Walker Thompson

Walker Thompson

Hugh Van Allen

Lawrence Chenault

Lawrence Chenault

Jefferson Driscoll

Mattie Wilkes

Mattie Wilkes

Mother Driscoll

Louis Dean

Louis Dean

August Barr

Leigh Whipper

Leigh Whipper

Tugi - an Indian Fakir

J

Jim Burris

E.G. Tatum

E.G. Tatum

Abraham

J

James Burrough

G

George Catlin

Dick Mason

E

Edward Fraction

Peter Kaden (uncredited)

Crew

Oscar Micheaux

writer

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