Alma Sewel
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Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
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The Conjure Woman
Overview: Screenplay adapted from Charles Chestnutt's novel.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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The House Behind the Cedars
Overview: Rena is a young woman of mixed race. Although she is romantically pursued by an upwardly mobile African American named Frank, Rena does not decide in his favor. Her appearance allows her to pass for white, as she is of majority European ancestry, although she has grown up in the black community. She meets and falls in love with George Tryon, a young white aristocrat. But as their relationship deepens, Rena believes she has to acknowledge her African ancestry. Considered a lost film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-01-02
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The Dungeon
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.
Genres: Drama Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-05-22
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