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The Gunsaulus Mystery is a 1921 American silent race film directed, produced, and written by Oscar Micheaux. The film was inspired by events and figures in the 1913-1915 trial of Leo Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan. The film is now believed to be lost. Micheaux remade the film 1935 as Murder in Harlem.
Original Release
01/01/1921
US Release
01/01/1921
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Evelyn Preer | Ida May Gilpin |
| Edward R. Abrams | Sydney Wyeth / Sidney Wyeth |
| Lawrence Chenault | Anthony Brisbane |
| Louis De Bulger | Lem Hopkins / Lem Hawkins |
| E.G. Tatum | |
| Mattie Wilkes | |
| Bessie Bearden | |
| Ethel Williams | |
| J. Edwin Brown | (as Edward Brown) |
| Mabel Young |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Evelyn Preer | Ida May Gilpin |
| Edward R. Abrams | Sydney Wyeth / Sidney Wyeth |
| Lawrence Chenault | Anthony Brisbane |
| Louis De Bulger | Lem Hopkins / Lem Hawkins |
| E.G. Tatum | |
| Mattie Wilkes | |
| Bessie Bearden | |
| Ethel Williams | |
| J. Edwin Brown | (as Edward Brown) |
| Mabel Young | |
| Hattie Christian | |
| Ethel Watts | |
| George Russel | (as George Russell) |
| W.D. Sindle | |
| Alix Kroll | |
| Inez Clough |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Oscar Micheaux | Producer |
