Within Our Gates

Jan 12, 1920

1h 14m

★ 5.9

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Crime

Production Companies

Micheaux Book & Film Company

Within Our Gates Trailers

Cast

Sylvia Landry

Evelyn Preer

Alma Prichard

Flo Clements

Conrad Drebert - Sylvia's Fiancé

James D. Ruffin

Larry Prichard - Alma's Stepbrother

Jack Chenault

Dr. V. Vivian

Charles D. Lucas

Mrs. Geraldine Stratton

Bernice Ladd

Mrs. Elena Warwick

Mrs. Evelyn

Jasper Landry

William Starks

Jasper's Wife

Mattie Edwards

Efram - Gridlestone's Servant

E.G. Tatum

Emil Landry

Grant Edwards

Armand Gridlestone

Grant Gorman

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