Within the Law

The film tells the story of a man and woman who don't know each other. After being matched by a matchmaker, after going through a series of red tape, they were sent to the bridal chamber and began a difficult life as a couple. Despite the primitive shooting methods and lack of training of the actors, the film has a very important place...

Runtime

40m

Director

Zheng Zhengqiu

Cast

Wang Bing-Seng, 丁楚鹤, 黄小雅

Rena is a young woman of mixed race. Although she is romantically pursued by an upwardly mobile African American named Frank, Rena does not decide in his favor. Her appearance allows her to pass for white, as she is of majority European ancestry, although she has grown up in the black community. She meets and falls in love with George ...

Director

Oscar Micheaux

Cast

Shingzie Howard, Andrew Bishop, Lawrence Chenault

At the death of Count de Beaulieu, his daughter Jeanne learns that her father had been the arch-criminal known as The Phantom. The only other person who knew her father's identity was his lieutenant, Franz Leroux, who now demands that Jeanne marry him in return for his silence.

Runtime

50m

Cast

Hayward Mack, Mignon Anderson, Mark Fenton