Adah, a black woman, has an affair with Thorne, a white man, much to the dismay of some of the prejudiced townsfolk and Thorne’s wife, Astrid. Adah attempts a reconciliation with her man, Pete, but eventually leaves him and the town. Meanwhile, Astrid goes mad and cuts Thorne’s face and arm with a knife, but then mysteriously dies. Thorne is tried but acquitted. Because of the events, the mayor sends Pete a letter asking him to leave town for the good of all concerned. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.4/10 | |
Released: | October 13, 1930 | |
Runtime: | 63 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Companies: | Pool Films | |
Cast: | Paul Robeson Gavin Arthur Eslanda Robeson Hilda Doolittle | |
Crew: | Kenneth MacPherson | |
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