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The Symbol of the Unconquered
The Symbol of the Unconquered

The Symbol of the Unconquered

A Story of the Ku Klux Klan

Genres

Drama

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Eve Mason, a white-passing black woman, moves to a remote cottage she inherited from her late father. She makes the acquaintance of her neighbor, a dashing black settler named Hugh Van Allen, and quickly falls for him. Trouble brews as the local cadre of racist hucksters want the valuable land Van Allen lives on, and will do anything to take it from him.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

59 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

28 November 1920

Country

United States of America

Cast

Iris Hall

Iris Hall

Evon Mason

Walker Thompson

Walker Thompson

Hugh Van Allen

Lawrence Chenault

Lawrence Chenault

Jefferson Driscoll

Mattie Wilkes

Mattie Wilkes

Mother Driscoll

Louis Dean

Louis Dean

August Barr

Leigh Whipper

Leigh Whipper

Tugi - an Indian Fakir

Jim Burris

Jim Burris

E.G. Tatum

E.G. Tatum

Abraham

James Burrough

James Burrough

George Catlin

George Catlin

Dick Mason

Edward Fraction

Edward Fraction

Peter Kaden (uncredited)

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