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The Exile

1931·74 min·US
Director: Oscar Micheaux
DramaMusic
Pioneers: Oscar Micheaux

An idealistic young man is torn between a sultry Chicago nightclub owner and a Scottish South Dakotan farmgirl.

An idealistic young man is torn between a sultry Chicago nightclub owner and a Scottish South Dakotan farmgirl.

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Cast

Eunice Brooks

Eunice Brooks

Edith Duval

Stanley Morell

Stanley Morell

Jean Baptiste

Celeste Cole

Celeste Cole

A Singer

Kathleen Noisette

Kathleen Noisette

Madge

Charles R. Moore

Charles R. Moore

Jack Stewart

Nora Newsome

Nora Newsome

Agnes Stewart

George Randol

George Randol

"Bill" Prescott

A.B. DeComathiere

A.B. DeComathiere

An outlaw

Carl Mahon

Carl Mahon

"Jango"

Lou Vernon

Lou Vernon

District Attorney

Donald Heywood

Donald Heywood

Bandleader

Roland Holder

Roland Holder

Tap dancer

Louise Cook

Louise Cook

Dancer

Crew

Oscar Micheaux

writer

Donald Heywood

composer

Lester Lang

cinematographer

Walter Strenge

cinematographer

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