The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921)
- Directed by
- Oscar Micheaux
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A silent film about a black man accused of killing a white girl. The story follows the trial and community reaction inspired by a real life case.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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