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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.
Original Release
05/22/1922
US Release
05/22/1922
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Fountaine | Stephen Cameron / Stephen Cameron (as William E. Fountaine) |
| Shingzie Howard | Myrtle Downing |
| J. Kenneth Goodman | |
| William Crowell | 'Gyp' Lassiter / 'Gyp' Lassiter (as W.B.F. Crowell) |
| Earle Browne Cook | |
| Blanche Thompson | |
| Alma Sewell |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Fountaine | Stephen Cameron / Stephen Cameron (as William E. Fountaine) |
| Shingzie Howard | Myrtle Downing |
| J. Kenneth Goodman | |
| William Crowell | 'Gyp' Lassiter / 'Gyp' Lassiter (as W.B.F. Crowell) |
| Earle Browne Cook | |
| Blanche Thompson | |
| Alma Sewell |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Oscar Micheaux | Producer |
