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The Symbol of the Unconquered
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Eight reels
Directed by Oscar Micheaux

Cast: Iris Hall [Evon Mason], Walker Thompson [Hugh Van Allen], Lawrence Chenault, Jim Burris, Mattie Wilkes, E.G. Tatum, Leigh Whipper, James Burrough, George Catlin

Micheaux Film Corporation production; distributed by Micheaux Film Corporation. / Produced by Oscar Micheaux. Scenario by Oscar Micheaux. / No copyright registration. Released 29 November 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: The Wilderness Trail. The production was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.4353.

Survival status: Print exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: African-Americans - Hotels - Ku Klux Klan - Segregation

Listing updated: 4 October 2014.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.4353; Bohn-Light p. 114 : Website-AFI; Website-NFPF.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.