Within Our Gates (1920)
Overview
Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a traumatizing past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished black children.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $15,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.07 |
Directed By
Oscar Micheaux
TOP CAST
Evelyn Preer
Sylvia Landry
Flo Clements
Alma Prichard
James D. Ruffin
Conrad Drebert - Sylvia's Fiancé
Jack Chenault
Larry Prichard - Alma's Stepbrother
Charles D. Lucas
Dr. V. Vivian
Bernice Ladd
Mrs. Geraldine Stratton
Mrs. Evelyn
Mrs. Elena Warwick
William Starks
Jasper Landry
Mattie Edwards
Jasper's Wife
E.G. Tatum
Efram - Gridlestone's Servant
Grant Edwards
Emil Landry
Grant Gorman
Armand Gridlestone
William Smith
Philip Gentry - A Detective
Ralph Johnson
Philip Gridlestone
Jimmie Cook
(uncredited)
S.T. Jacks
Rev. Wilson Jacobs (uncredited)
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