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The House Behind the Cedars
(1924) United States of America
B&W : [?] Nine or Ten? reels
Directed by Oscar Micheaux

Cast: Andrew S. Bishop, Shingzie Howard, William Crowell, Lawrence Chenault, Douglas Griffin, Oliver Hill

Micheaux Film Corporation production; distributed by Micheaux Film Corporation. / Produced by Oscar Micheaux. From the novel The House Behind the Cedars by Charles W. Chesnutt. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film’s production was completed in March 1923.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: African-Americans - Deception - Millionaires - Mulattoes

Listing updated: 31 August 2009.

References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.