The Gunsaulus Mystery

The Gunsaulus Mystery

Drama, Crime | Jan. 1, 1921

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, a Jewish man, for the murder of Mary Phagan, a Christian girl. The film is now believed to be lost.

The Gunsaulus Mystery

Drama, Crime | Jan. 1, 1921

The Gunsaulus Mystery
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, a Jewish man, for the murder of Mary Phagan, a Christian girl. The film is now believed to be lost.
Producers Micheaux Film
Original title The Gunsaulus Mystery
Directors Oscar Micheaux
Writers Oscar Micheaux

Cast

Evelyn Preer

as Ida May Gilpin

Edward R. Abrams

as Sidney Wyeth

Lawrence Chenault

as Anthony Brisbane

Louis De Bulger

as Lem Hawkins